Runners * Explorers * Dream Chasers
Trail #6 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Glenwood Dunes Extension Trail in Porter, Indiana. This trail is part of the larger Glenwood Dunes trail system but was added as a ranger-led tour for the challenge starting at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center parking lot. We went inside the center […]
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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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Trail #4 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Paul H. Douglas Trail at Miller Woods in Gary, Indiana. Where eastern hardwood forests meet western tall grass prairies, there is a unique and endangered ecosystem- the black oak savanna. According to the National Park Service, less than 0.02% of oak savanna […]
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Trail #3 of the Indiana Dunes National Park 1966 Hiking Challenge is the Pinhook Bog in LaPorte, Indiana. The Upland Trail is a forest of Beech and Maple trees growing on top of a glacial moraine formed 15,000 years ago. The trail inside the bog itself was made from a depression in the moraine when […]
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It is with great joy that Derek and I share a successful relocation to our new home in Valparaiso, Indiana. Following the acceptance of Ashley’s new job as the Secondary Art Teacher at New Buffalo Area Schools, we began a thorough search of the area along the Indiana/Michigan line looking for housing. In the interim, […]
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My return to Naples, Florida in early July coincided with the beginning of a new training plan to regain my endurance for running a half marathon. This trip gave us the opportunity to visit Derek’s parents while on vacation for a few days over the Independence holiday. I also learned to rediscover my will to […]
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Game Changers 