There are several Skyline Drives throughout the US at least. The one in Virginia runs through the Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Mountains. It's a 105 mile (168.9km) long road where animals are likely to run out. There are 75 overlooks where cars can pull over (when the area is not under construction) and look [...]
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Wisconsin-Lake Nichols
One of our first stops when we got to Boulder Junction was to stop by the visitor center. Fishtrap Lake, at least where we were wasn't very swimmer friendly, since it was more grassy water than sandy. We asked the lady working for suggestions on swimming and hiking and fishing. For swimming she suggested Lake [...]
Wisconsin-Fishtrap Lake
The original plan for my second summer trip was to go with my aunt, uncle and cousins (and Max, their dog) to Georgia, to visit another aunt. However that aunt called and said it was way to hot, and after melting in Saint Louis we decided to run away North and to enjoy [...]
Missouri- Meramec Caverns
I haven't sat still for long this summer. I'm a bit surprised. So expect to see posts about all of mini US summer road trips on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. First stop Missouri to the Meramec Caverns. My aunt loves camping and the outdoors, my uncle and cousins not so much. The packed everything into [...]
Montrose Harbor and Lincoln Park
For a friends graduation party we pet up at Montrose Beach, however it was still cold so we didn't stay long. It was windy and the the sand was pretty soggy. So we ended up spending most of our time sitting around in Lincoln Park. Lincoln Park, the park itself can be found off of [...]
Millennium Park/Grant Park
Millennium Park can be found lining the eastern side of Michigan Avenue and along the Lake. It's a beautiful place to walk through, though it in itself is somewhat small, the park tends to bleed into other parks or green spots. Millennium Park eventually also turns into Maggie Daley Park and Grant Park and then [...]
Vyšehrad
One of our teachers who had been hosting yoga in the parks in the morning offered to take us to Vyšehrad. Vyšehrad includes a huge park that our teacher wanted us to do yoga in but she also wanted to show us the birthplace of Prague. We saw a couple wedding processions at the St. Peter and St. [...]
Petřín Tower
My trip to the Petřín was a solo trip, the first one I did in Prague, and one full of misadventures. I love exploring but I like to have at least one other person with me, especially in places where I don't know the language. My trip to the Petřín started with a troublesome tram ride. When no [...]
Lincoln Park Conservatory
The Lincoln Park Conservatory is located at 2391 N Stockton Dr. It's in-between the Nature Museum and the Lincoln Park Zoo. It's a great place to go in winter to get away from the cold. The Conservatory is home to a Palm House, a Fern Room (look for the dinosaurs scattered around), an orchid house, [...]
Stromovka
On the other side of our hostel there was another park, Stromovka. We walked through the park to get to the Beer Festival and the Book Festival. However one hot day when the tent at the Beer Festival got stuffy and I got tired I left on my own and got lost in the park. [...]