What’s That Smell?

Annie Wagner enjoys agarita blooms

Have you taken a smell hike lately? Now is the time to go for a walk through the San Marcos natural areas and breathe in the sweet scent of the newly blooming mountain laurels and agarita. Do previous springtime memories come rushing back? If not, now is the time to associate the annual spring bloom with an experience of exploration, fun, fellowship, and relaxation.

Texas Mountain Laurel, Science-Engineering Library, University of AZ Used under Creative Commons

A hike in Prospect Park (especially along Metz bench and Steve’s Lookout) or at Spring Lake Natural Area will overwhelm your senses. So join the bees, butterflies, and fellow bipeds and take a sniff of your natural area.

– Maggie Hutchins, SMGA Board Member