{"id":3086,"date":"2024-12-14T22:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T03:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/?page_id=3086"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:16:34","slug":"nature-near-and-far","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/nature-near-and-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Near and Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3086_60e658-d0\">NATURE NEAR AND FAR<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">On campus, off campus near and far, there are plenty of places in Maine to go hiking in the forest, mountains, swimming in lakes, waterfalls, and gardens to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3086_1980e3-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3086_1980e3-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2024\/12\/1000051062-634x1085.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2024\/12\/1000051062-846x1447.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2024\/12\/1000051062-951x1627.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2024\/12\/1000051062-1268x2169.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1414px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>On Campus Outdoor Spaces<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box3086_924c19-56{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box3086_924c19-56 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kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-land43\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM.png\" alt=\"Two pairs of hiking boots on a landscape\" width=\"988\" height=\"1160\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-1989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM.png 988w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-872x1024.png 872w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-768x902.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-105x123.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-317x372.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-423x497.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-634x744.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-846x993.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-1.12.30-PM-951x1117.png 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,988px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong>Local Nature Spots<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb{max-width:300px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{background:#f2f2f2;max-width:300px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover{background:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box3086_a9cb41-bb 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class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/3069-2\/\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-land43\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-1.51.56-PM.png\" alt=\"Backpack leaning against tree with coastal sunset in background.\" width=\"757\" height=\"377\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-1.51.56-PM.png 757w, 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