Category: U.S. Hiking
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Starved Rock Veteran’s Day Hike
2023 Update: A link to the Starved Rock County Visitor’s Bureau has been added at the end of this post. Plan your trip today!! Veteran’s Day November 8, 2020 was a warm autumn day. Perfect for a hike with Charlie and Lillie! So, we loaded up our gear for hiking and photography. We drove out…
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James Pate Philip State Park Winter Walk
Although I had passed this park many times on my way to visit my grandpa, this was the first time I stopped here. Of course, Enrique and I chose the last week of January to make the trek… It sure beats staying at home cozy and warm!! All joking aside, this was a beautiful tranquil…
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Lords Park Dog Walks
Lords Park is another great park located in Elgin, IL. It is full of history. Lords Park has a museum and a living animal farm and zoo. The pavilion that now hosts weddings for locals used to also warm ice skaters years ago when they skated on the pond. Now, we enjoy the bison and…
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Wing Park Winter Walk
What we love about Elgin, IL is all of the parks in the area with large spaces! This creates plenty of dog friendly places. We walk Charlie and Lillie all throughout Elgin. This time we feature Wing Park. Wing Park is located on Elgin’s Central West Side. There are basketball courts, baseball fields, golf course,…
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Silver Springs State Park Day Hike
Here we were at the last weekend of December 2020. We were determined to enjoy this long autumn weather. Each chance we had we were out. Biking. Hiking. Walking. This time we decided on Silver Springs State Park. It felt like an easy hike after the Starved Rock and Matthiessen trails!! Now, we have snow…
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Matthiessen State Park Day Hike
The day was beautiful and sunny for December. There was no wind with temperatures in the mid-forties. We decided to drive down to Matthiessen State Park with our dogs, Charlie and Lillie. We often hike with our dogs. Some trails are narrow and difficult to navigate when passing other people. However, the trails here we…
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