Grandview Park

I like being harmlessly sneaky. ~Sandi Ward

Stop at Grandview? Don't mind if I do.

One of my favorite spots in Morgantown also lies in South Park--Grandview Park. This is one of the best places to be in Morgantown on a summer night. It's a park with swings, of both regular and tire varieties, a sandbox, slide, and field. But what has always most interested me is the two huge green watertowers, which, when you throw stones at them, create a strange, circular-humming echo, somewhat like an amatuer digerry-doo player. In high school my friends and I would come here at night, since going to a public park at night was harmlessly sneaky and even more fun because the park was closed. It's a pretty secluded spot, and I believe that even if we had gone there when the park was open, we still wouldn't have seen anyone else.

Hanging out in a park after-hours was about the worst thing I did in high school, and it made me feel a little cool to be breaking a rule, no matter how innocently. But I think we all felt even cooler when a neighbor yelled at us for hitting the watertowers with small pebbles, making loud humming noises. As we ran back to the car, away from the threat of an old lady calling the police, we mentally made plans to return the next weekend.

*Keywords: harmlessly sneaky, high school, hijinks, goody-two shoes, parks, public parks, grandview, watertowers