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[[Category:Guides]][[Category:Activity]]The Williams campus has many lovely trees which are great for climbing, if you like that sort of thing. Here are some favorites of the Williams tree-climbing community.Trees also make for great [[hammock spots]]. {{#display_map:42.712501,-73.202194~Magnolia beside [[Thompson Chapel]];42.711618,-73.205112~Sugar maple in front of the physics building;42.711658,-73.205380~Red maple in front of the chem/computer science building;42.712225,-73.205305~Sugar maple in front of West;|width=400|height=300|zoom=16}}

<geo>42.71167354205335 N -73.20520877838135 W</geo> This is one of [[Brent Yorgey|my]] favorite trees to climb, located in front of the [[Thompson Physical Lab|physics building]] and across the street from [[Jesup Hall]]. Gettinginto the tree initially is a bit of a trick; it requires standing onthe railing dividing the sidewalk from the grass, grabbing the nearestbranch, and swinging one's legs up onto an adjacent branch. (Alternatively, a good vertical leap from the base of the trunk can get you a handhold and you can swing your legs up onto the adjacent branch.) Once inthe branches, however, it is quite easy to maneuver and continueclimbing up. There is a nook about 20 feet up where three branchescome together which is perfect for sitting in, whether to bask in thesun, take a nap, or do a problem set. It's also fun to talk to people

spring, one does have to watch out for gypsy moth [[eastern tent caterpillars]] that tend to swarm on the branches.

== American beech on path from Stetson to Mission (or from Bernhard to [[DoddHouse|Dodd]]) ==

----== Huge maple in the Science Quad ==Start on the branch that hangs low towards clark/bronfman. you can jump up and grab it, and then ascend it upside down to the main fork which you use to right yourself and continue on to the main trunk. == Maple on road down to Mission ==In between sidewalk to [[Dodd House|Dodd]] and [[Dennett House|Dennett]] entrance. There's a skinny branch that hangs almost vertically down which can be climbed like a rope up to the branch. == Tree between Woodbridge and Droppers ==I don't know what kind of tree it is, but it's pretty easy to climb and quite sturdy, despite its flimsy appearance. == Other Trees as of 2019 ==* Science quad near Morgan* Tree right outside Mission* Tree at the intersection of Park St and Route 2* Fun ones on the way down to Cole Field