Runners * Explorers * Dream Chasers
Trail #16 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Hobart Wooded Trail at Robinson Lake in Hobart, Indiana. This trail is part of the Oak Savannah Trail that we have biked many times over the past years. As we continue on our last three trails of the 1966 Hiking Challenge, the […]
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‘Twas the night before Christmas with Sprout drifting with one eye open, watching us solve riddles to the melodies of Christmas carols! From the 1st of December until Christmas Eve, we looked forward to opening the tiny boxes of our Advent calendars each day. Derek surprised me the itty bitty holiday Funko pops! With a […]
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Trail #15 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Dunewood Trace Trail in Chesterton, Indiana. This trail is part of the larger Calumet Dunes and Glenwood Dunes Trail systems in a rich landscape of woods and wetlands that are over 12,000 years old. Hiking the Dunewood Trace felt like a place […]
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Trail #14 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Cowles Bog Trail in Dune Acres, Indiana. The trail is named in honor of Henry Chandler Cowles (1869-1939), a botanist from the University of Chicago, who helped define the field of ecology with his research of the Indiana Dunes. Cowles’ published works […]
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Imagine my surprise when the whimsical melodies of the multi-instrumental band set on the stage of Illinoise revealed a narrative album performed through dance without any spoken dialogue. Set in an open prairie hike with friends sharing stories around a campfire, the music told us everything we needed to know as each dancer poured their […]
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Art is alive in New York City. Everywhere you turn is a vibrant mosaic of history, culture, diversity, and creativity from the old masters to the energy in the neighborhoods. With an unmatched concentration of art galleries, museums, architecture, cultural institutions, public art, and live performances, this city that never sleeps is an Art lover’s […]
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Trail #13 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the West Beach 3-Loop Trail in Gary, Indiana. We first hiked this trail in the dead of winter in 2021 when we were new to the area and wanted to explore the trails. You can read our winter hike blog here: Hiking the […]
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Summer vacation in New York sizzled with the energy of the city in all its sights, sounds, and smells as we battled a heat wave in mid-July. The last time we were here was over Christmas break several years ago when we replaced presents with a trip. There is so much to do in the […]
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Trail #12 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Little Calumet River and Mnoké Prairie Trail in Porter, Indiana. We returned to the Bailly-Chellberg Farm (Trail #2) that we completed a couple weeks ago to hike the outer loop of the woodland trail, explore the Mnoké Prairie’s grasslands, and follow the […]
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Trail #11 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Marquette Trail in Gary, Indiana. This rail to trail is part of the former Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad that used to run through Miller Woods and was named after Father Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit missionary, who explored the Great Lakes region in […]
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