EvanstonJ
Teaching my son to find inspiration in the large and small places and moments in nature -- and having a good time doing it.
posted by EvanstonJ 8/04/2012
My brother and I hiked Newport State Park in Door County Wisconsin in the summer of 2010. After a rainy couple of months, the park was lousy with beautiful and bizarre mushrooms of all kinds.
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posted by EvanstonJ 8/04/2012
My son and I walked through a cathedral of fire at the Ryerson Woods conservation area in October.
posted by EvanstonJ 8/04/2012
My brother and I hiked Newport State Park in Door County Wisconsin in the summer of 2010. After a rainy couple of months, the park was lousy with beautiful and bizarre mushrooms of all kinds.
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posted by EvanstonJ 8/04/2012
My son and I walked through a cathedral of fire at the Ryerson Woods conservation area in October.
I haven't been there in years, but the park contains not too difficult, beautiful trails. Be warned: my brother was chased out by legions of mosquitos ...
August 04, 2012 02:38 AM
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August 04, 2012 02:36 AM
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August 04, 2012 02:35 AM
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August 04, 2012 02:33 AM
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I haven't been there in years, but the park contains not too difficult, beautiful trails. ...
August 04, 2012 02:38 AM
Thanks for the insights! I treated the tent but not the rainfly, and noticed that the sol ...
August 04, 2012 02:36 AM
I don't climb, but Mississippi Palisades State Park in Northwestern Illinois permits rock ...
August 04, 2012 02:35 AM
I don't think your anxiety is weird at all; I feel your pain. I am a light sleeper to sta ...
August 04, 2012 02:33 AM
I don't doubt that REI's practices could be improved, but it seems like the only critique ...
August 04, 2012 02:33 AM
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