The next thing I notice is the trail is gone. Ace was in front of me and I was mainly looking up. I wasn't paying much attention to the trail. I saw more giant rocks everywhere and they were beautiful (ask my family.I really like rocks). The trail continued to the left and we followed it. I walked around the left side of the rock and looked in the cave. It was strange because the area we were in was more wooded than the other trails that we had been on. I had talked to some other hikers who told me the last part of the hike was easier than the first part, so when we set off I was feeling a little more relaxed and maybe not as concerned about rationing our water as I should have been.Īfter about a mile of hiking, we came upon a large rock that was coming out of the ground and on one side of it was a cave.
We stopped and had lunch, rested and I refilled our water bottles. I will say it was incredibly hot and I was trying be very conscious of how much water we drank so we wouldn't run out. We did the first part of the hike, what seemed to be a little less than 2/3 rds of the way around the lake, without any trouble. There were a couple places to refill so I figured that would be enough. Part of the reason it wasn't crowded was because the heat index was 108 that day. The trails were perfect and it wasn't that crowded. I was blown away by the beauty of the landscape. I chose Devil's Lake State Park because a friend (and fellow dog owner) recommended it. We decided The Hubby would take the kids and I would take Ace on a hike. The kids wanted to go to one of the water parks one day. It was Ace's first "long" camping trip with us. I don't mind driving an hour or two to hike a beautiful place.Ī couple weeks ago my family was vacationing in Wisconsin. I have begun to expand my search for fun places to hike. I'm even more amazed at how much I love hiking around these parks. I'm amazed at all the parks my new home has to offer. And then it became kind of a challenge, trying to find new and interesting places around the Chicagoland area.
Ace and I always went and checked them out. Rain or snow or freezing temps didn't stop us (okay, I'll admit, when the wind chill drops below -10, I draw the line!).Īnd soon we started hearing of other dog owners favorite parks. Oh, and don't even get me started on the wild flowers!Īce and I started going there every single day. There's a big lake and lots of wild life to see. Some of the trails are wooded, some are across prairies, some are paved, some are gravel, some are just dirt. It turned out to be a beautiful nature preserve with miles and miles of trails. So Ace and I decided to check it out the next day. One day last fall, a woman told me about her favorite park where she likes to walk her dog. Some of them are pretty fancy with agility equipment, doggie drinking fountains, ponds for swimming and such.Īnd I met a lot of nice dog owners while standing around at these parks.īut that's just it, I got kind of tired of standing around. Big fenced in areas where you can let your dog off leash and let him run around and play with other dogs. There are some really nice ones around here.
I may have strangled Ace as a puppy if it weren't for dog parks. It started because I was getting sick of taking Ace to a "dog park" daily.ĭog parks are great, don't get me wrong. So, as I was saying, we've been hiking a lot. Not sure what the difference between walking and hiking is, but hiking sounds cooler. They commented on my facebook page that I should blog about this.tempted me to blog again.you know who you are!) Not sure there's anyone out there to read this anymore (actually, there two people that I'm gonna force to read this. Well, I thought I'd tell you about one of my adventures with Ace.
#Instanity not included cool new friends how to#
I haven't blogged in such a long time, I don't know how to start.
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