No Running on the Nature Preserve
The weather in the DC area has been gorgeous these past few days. We wanted to take advantage of the unseasonably warm temperatures yesterday so we took the kids for a run/ride. Matt and I ran, Eli rode his bike, and I pushed Gabriel in the jogger.
We started off in the direction of a nature preserve that is about a mile down the road. About 100 feet past the entrance we got "pulled over" by a park ranger for running on the preserve. I should note, we were not trampling little creatures or plant life, we were running on a paved road.
Why is it perfectly acceptable for people to drive on the nature preserve but not run? Isn't it more natural to run. If we are preserving nature, shouldn't we be concerned about the noise and pollution created by cars? Running produces the pitter patter of tennis shoes on the pavement and a few drops of sweat but nothing those little butterflies and snakes are concerned with.
So, for future reference you can drive down the road to the parking lot and then go for a walk in designated areas, but it is completely unacceptable to jog on the road to the parking lot to go for a walk. Also, no fishing.
We started off in the direction of a nature preserve that is about a mile down the road. About 100 feet past the entrance we got "pulled over" by a park ranger for running on the preserve. I should note, we were not trampling little creatures or plant life, we were running on a paved road.
Why is it perfectly acceptable for people to drive on the nature preserve but not run? Isn't it more natural to run. If we are preserving nature, shouldn't we be concerned about the noise and pollution created by cars? Running produces the pitter patter of tennis shoes on the pavement and a few drops of sweat but nothing those little butterflies and snakes are concerned with.
So, for future reference you can drive down the road to the parking lot and then go for a walk in designated areas, but it is completely unacceptable to jog on the road to the parking lot to go for a walk. Also, no fishing.
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