Tag: Beach

Cowles Bog Trail

.Reading time 9 minutes.

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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Dunes-Kankakee Trail

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Trail #10 marks the halfway point for us with the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge on the Dunes-Kankakee Trail! We were excited to be able to join the group hike for this one since we were late bloomers to the challenge that has been ongoing weekly since May. The Dunes-Kankakee Trail is a […]

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Portage Lakefront Trail

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Trail #9 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Trail. Formally an industrial site for U.S. Steel, the landscape was reclaimed for public park access and wetland restoration in 2008. This trail has great views of the lake and is a prime location to see dramatic clouds […]

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Mount Baldy

.Reading time 8 minutes.

Trail #5 of our Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Mount Baldy Beach/Kintzle Ditch Trail in Michigan City, Indiana. The Mount Baldy trail is a short hike with a steep climb down loose sand on Indiana’s largest dune down to the beach. The dune and shoreline are in a constant state of […]

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