Trips
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P94 Hiking Club - Hadley Valley
New Lenox, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 2.8 miles (4.1 miles away)
Hiking | 2.8 miles (4.1 miles away)
P94 Hiking Club - Lake Renwick
Plainfield, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 2.3 miles (7.2 miles away)
Hiking | 2.3 miles (7.2 miles away)
Spring has sprung at Palos Park
Palos Park, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 8.0 miles (15.3 miles away)
Hiking | 8.0 miles (15.3 miles away)
Many of the spring-blooming wildflowers are out...and scattered along the Cap Sauers trail (yellow markers).
Heritage Quarries, Lemont 05-09-11
Hastings, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 3.0 miles (11.8 miles away)
Hiking | 3.0 miles (11.8 miles away)
DrRic Hiking -Knock Knolls Park
Woods of Rivermist, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 3.4 miles (13.3 miles away)
Hiking | 3.4 miles (13.3 miles away)
Did a Sunday fast hike in a forest preserve (right in my backyard) local and was pleasantly surprised. I ended filming some video inserts to place in a powerpoint lecture about Sleep Problems. (see www.slideshare.net search for DrRic Good Night) Otherwise a great hike to enjoy with bike paths that are paved but of path trails that wind nicely and enter into beautiful stream water ways. If you like the 4+ minutes...
Greatest field trip ever.
DrRic Hiking -Sagawau Canyon
Sag Bridge, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 0.2 miles (13.9 miles away)
Hiking | 0.2 miles (13.9 miles away)
The Sagawau Environment Learning Center hosted a Canyon Tour today. Short hike with some nice magnesium/calcium stone formation. Too hot to find snakes but alot of frogs spotted. Usually restricted to go down into the canyon, trails were open but will wait until next month when they host a snake hunting outing.
DrRic Hiking - East Trails at Waterfall Glen
Tedens, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 2.2 miles (14.1 miles away)
Hiking | 2.2 miles (14.1 miles away)
Waterfall Glen area is closed for summer winter 2012. I went to the bridge area just west Cass on Bluff Rd and took a trail walking by the creek. Made my way via the water to avoid the restricted areas. Drive way to campground also roped off but as I took a trail off Clarendon Trails it placed me back into the campground. Ran into an Opossum that just played possum. An...
Shed my pack and carried 5 lbs of water with walking sticks. Nice trail, all pebbles, well spaced port o lets/year round toilets. I was in a hurry to squeeze out 9 miles so didnt go off trail but to the east trails (mile marker 6 on up) lot of trails that head into the woods. Especially surrounding the camp area-see my last Waterfall Glen Everytrail entry. Sounds like the Waterfall and...
DrRic Hiking -Green Valley Trail Lisle
Lisle, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 1.6 miles (14.5 miles away)
Hiking | 1.6 miles (14.5 miles away)
March 20 and in the 80's?! Decided to get the pack and bug spray out for a quick hike. This is real close, nice trail with bonfire/totem pole area. Once April hits, the path to a hill top look out facing Chicago opens! Although its a tough incline, nice for sunset shots but you only have 30 minutes to hike back down.
Was going to do a long Starved Rock Hike for my BD but Waterfall Glen was calling out to me; hucked my usual 30 pound Gregory backpack, walking sticks, 4 bottles of water, 2 trail bars, a grapefruit and orange but still ended up getting leg cramps after hopping over stones at the waterfall so cut my hike short and took shoulder roadway to parking. Too bad, I saw 2 big deer...
DrRic Hiking -Springbrook Prarie
Country View Estates, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 3.7 miles (15.4 miles away)
Hiking | 3.7 miles (15.4 miles away)
Right off 75th and Book Road in Naperville. Mostly prarie with pea gravel for runners and bikes. The east side has an off road area all grass that passes through high brush but boarding on 87th you can hear cars trucks and one rooster (before the se corner of the trail heads north!) In winter I would suspect you can follow the water way by bushwacking.....will let you know in 5 months....
DrRic Hiking -Wolf Road Woods
Willow Springs, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 3.0 miles (15.6 miles away)
Hiking | 3.0 miles (15.6 miles away)
Getting off I55 at the LaGrange Rd exit is blocked due to construction so better off taking the rt83 exit. Vast forest preserve, I pulled off to GPS coordinates due to the detours and local law enforcement pulled up and stared with attitude. Asked about local hiking and he seemed to be dialing a personal phone call. Found an open forest preserve entrance and followed cyclists gathering for off road. (I like the...
DrRic Hiking - Goodrich Woods
Naperville, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 0.8 miles (15.8 miles away)
Hiking | 0.8 miles (15.8 miles away)
A nice moderate hike in the DuPage County forest preserve system. This trail wraps around Argonne National Laboratory. The loop is 9.5 miles long, but add a little distance if you decide to explore the "spurs."
Jeff Kowar South Shore Cultural Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 0.3 miles (32 miles away)
Hiking | 0.3 miles (32 miles away)
On a nice Saturday afternoon in
late May, I took a hike around the South South Cultural Center's nature
area to take photos of the species that I recognized. During my group's
last trip to the nature area about a month and a half earlier few
species were recognizable by leaves or flowers. On this later trip,
many species had flowers and leaves that were fully emerged. Some of
the late season species were even beginning to...
Black Oak Trail-Little red School House
Willow Springs, Illinois, United States
Hiking | 1.9 miles (16.5 miles away)
Hiking | 1.9 miles (16.5 miles away)
It was a short trail, but it has alot of uneven areas. Some of the paths are gravel. Some are rock or even dirt. Most of the hike was in the shade. If you take the left path around it opens up into this beautiful area with a view of the pond. The flowers are really nice. This is definitely for families. The visitor center and the old school house had many kids...
