Day 1 of Chicago GoFest had me excited enough that I had trouble sleeping. After how much fun I had during the Miami Safari Zone, I couldn’t contain my excitement at the idea of going to an event that I had been told repeatedly was significantly bigger. Best of all, the event was in Chicago, the city I grew up
After how exciting day 1 of Chicago GoFest was, I was even more eager to return to Chicago for Day 2. And on the first day I learned about a place to do raids that I hadn’t checked out at all on the first day. And so I traveled back towards the same train station as day 1 and headed
Well Day 3 of Chicago GoFest was upon me. And this was the height of my excitement as I had my park experience. There were plans to meet up with my friends from Orlando that I hadn’t found yet at this point. And I was even going to complete all my objectives for the day. Naturally my plans went in
I made it all the way to the 4th day of Chicago GoFest. I had already completed my park experience. And my feet were quite sore from exploring Chicago over several days. It might seem like I decided to stay in. And I could have. But no. I wanted my money’s worth and I had paid for the raid lovers
While on vacation and away from the Florida humidity for a bit, I took a chance to explore Des Plaines River Trail 4. This segment of the trail took me down memory lane and I asked my dad to come with me. Not only did this section take me towards my old high school, but the path itself was the
Its been some time since I visited Illinois. But here I was which meant it was time to explore Des Plaines River Trail 3. I hiked a good 8 miles for these photos. A year ago I explored up to mile marker 5. I didn’t quite remember how far away from the last park I would be starting. But it
I was still in Illinois and there was still plenty more to explore around the Des Plaines River Trail. Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve marked the next part. Mile Marker 4.75 I didn’t travel to Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve alone. My brother and father accompanied me on this one. Though they did request no pictures with them included. So you will
Since I was visiting family up in Illinois, I took the opportunity to visit Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve. This is the next part of the Des Plaines River Trail. Mile Marker 4 The Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve is only safely viewable while hiking the Des Plaines River Trail. No need to have separate posts though so even though I titled
I got a chance to return to the trail and explore Des Plaines River Trail 2. And my brother came with me on this adventure. After crossing Illinois 173, I continued my adventure down Des Plaines River Trail 2. I could hardly contain my excitement. After all, I didn’t think I would get a chance to go to this section
Right next to where the Des Plaines River Trail starts is Van Patten Woods. I had no intention of skipping such a scenic park. Van Patten Woods is a large forest preserve that marks the first major area that the Des Plaines River Trail goes through as it works its way south. The park has several more trails and that