Going out there

I wrote at Universal Rule earlier:

During this summer, our family has visited quite a few of the national parks in the Helsinki region: Nuuksio, Vuosaari, Espoonlahti, Pitkäkoski etc. These all have their individual character, and I feeld they show their best side on different times of the year. [...] I strongly feed that human beings need to get familiar with being outside in the nature.

Actually, I should have written more precisely "national parks/nature parks/nature conservation area". (Or how do you write of such things in English?) In any case, these visits have been quite enjoyable, and provided a lot of fun for the whole family.

What is the point of being in an artificial environment when there is so much to experience out there in nature? Going out there has several benefits: calming down, getting good exercise etc. And besides, it is an excellent opporturnity to learn a bit more of photography.