Posted on February 3, 2011
The record setting Chicago Blizzard of 2011 reached expectations set by weather forecasters. Nearly two feet fell on the Chicagoland area accompanied by fierce winds,…
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Volo Bog State Natural Area is a gorgeous small state natural area just south of Fox Lake, Illinois. There is a sign for Volo Bog…
Read MorePosted on January 12, 2011
To me there is nothing more beautiful than a snowy woods just after a fresh snowfall. This Tuesday’s picture also has another favorite subject of…
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Latin scholars and watchers of the movie Dead Poet’s Society know that carpe diem means to seize the day. The Birkebeiner marathon jumped on this…
Read MorePosted on December 29, 2010
2010 was a great year in adventure travel for me. It was capped off nicely by this website having been chosen as one of the…
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Is cross-country skiing really cross country? Cross-country skiing is a sport that sounds more adventurous than it really is. The term cross-country implies overland skiing…
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