I really love nature so I would say I bond with nature a lot. My family owns eighty acres of property in Virginia, Illinois where we basically just go to be in touch with nature and spend some quality time in the great outdoors. We have a small trailer on the property that was there when we bought it, and we renovated in and put bunkbeds, a kitchen table, a couch, and a TV in it. On the weekends when we get the chance we go down there and spend the night in the trailer, and we spend our days outside doing pretty much anything we want. There are two ponds, lots of hills, valleys, streams, and forest areas.
On one hill in particular my stepdad was built what he calls a "lookout tower" to go on the top of the hill. Basically he's just created a three-story open structure out of wood that you can climb to various levels of and look out at the landscape around you. The view is truly breathtaking from that viewpoint. There is also a rockwall on the side of the tower that is fifteen feet tall which you can climb on if you feel like doing something more athletic as you enjoy nature.
There are also many trails that we hike on in Virginia. My stepdad went through the woods and drove with his four-wheeler to make trails. He never does anything to disturb the natural occurrences of the forest. In fact, he has worked with the local conservation people to come up with better ideas on how to preserve the land and make sure everything in it thrives. He has created several food plots to attract deer and other things to the property. He also cut down all of the trees that choke the life out of the other trees in the forest. Virginia is my favorite place to go in order to appreciate nature and natural beauty.
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