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Hiking Hocking Hills

Posted on December 27, 2011 | 3 Comments

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If you plan on going to Hocking Hills & have an iphone or probably any other smart phone, you should download the app before you arrive since there is no phone/web service through the area.  But if you’re like me and are still using a dumb dinosaur phone, I advise going to the Visitor Center at the State Park Campground & spending $2 on trail map.  There is camping throughout the area but some of the private campgrounds look abandoned & have real bumpy roads.  Some campgrounds even have mud ruts so deep you might even get your car stuck.  (speaking from experience) Continue reading →

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Great Scenic Drives & Hiking Near Las Vegas

Posted on December 14, 2011 | 6 Comments

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Las Vegas is a place that pretty much everyone I know has been to at least once in their lives.  Last year was my turn.  I finally made it to Vegas!  Time to party?  Not exactly.  Well ok, the first night was a party on Freemont St. but the rest of my time there I had more fun off the strip, getting out into nature, rather than losing my money in the casinos & spending $10 for a sandwich.  We kept it cheap & still had fun. Continue reading →

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Indian Summer ~ A walk around Lake Katherine

Posted on December 8, 2011 | 8 Comments

We’ve had quite a few unseasonably warm weekends here in the Midwest that lasted well into November.  This was my last chance to get outside & catch some vibrant fall foliage on this 70 degree day.  So, we packed up our gear & of course we brought Marley with for the walk at Lake Katherine in Palos Heights, IL.

Now that winter is here though, I probably won’t be getting outside as much.  (That is unless Santa brings me my winter boots & snow pants.)  So I’m probably going to take this opportunity to do some more artwork.

Here are a few photos I took

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Stuff that Glows but probably shouldn’t…

Posted on October 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

I’m very intrigued by things that glow that probably shouldn’t.   I wonder if anyone else has ever been out hiking at night, or even camping and noticed something on the ground glowing.  Anyone??  This has happened to me twice!  Luckily, I have had witnesses both times so I know for a fact that I’m not crazy.  Well maybe I’m a little crazy but I know I wasn’t hallucinating.  It really happened.  The first time I seen nature glow, I was camping at Illini State Park, in Marseilles, IL. Continue reading →

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Turkey Run

Posted on September 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

I went hiking one day at Turkey Run State Park and out of the corner of my eye through all the green foliage, I noticed something bright orange about 40 feet off the path..  Of course I was curios to see what that bright orange blob could be.  As I got a little closer I realized it’s mushrooms.  I’ve never seen such a shroom like this before.  This was some fun fungi to photograph.   Awesome!

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