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On Sunday, between a picnic catchup with one incredible friend and an early dinner with another, I decided to get lost in Central Park’s Ramble.

If you ever feel the urge to go forest bathing, this is the place to do it. Even for a holiday weekend and a spectacular weather day in the literal center of New York City, I found complete stillness and total solitude here. Communed with the birds, squirrels, and even the turtles.

From the Central Park Conservancy’s website: “On most of the Ramble’s trails and paths, it’s hard to tell where exactly you are going and what you will stumble upon. All the paths are winding, and you cannot see any buildings or other landmarks for orientation.

"In restoring these paths, the Conservancy connected to the original intent for the Ramble, which, in [Central Park designer Frederick Law] Olmsted’s words, was to ‘affect the imagination with a sense of mystery.’ Wandering along these paths and trails today is a continuous experience of wonder and surprise.”

It reminds me so much of Chatfield Hollow, the park/forest I grew up playing and exploring in.

I love The Ramble.