60 Hikes: Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

One of the things that we love to do is to go for hikes. We have been known to complain about how flat Chicago is and that while city walks are wonderful we miss woodsy hiking. So when I saw the book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles at the book store over lunch I had to get it.

We are trying to get as many of them in as we can before it is too cold. And I was skeptical that the hikes would just be flat prairie preserve trails... it does look like that is what most of them are... But we will take what we can get as it is a nice, free activity that gives all 4 of us a bit of exercise.

We did the first hike out the book today. It was a loop at the Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook. It was a gorgeous autumn day and the leaves are just changing. The dogs were incredibly excited- they love hiking and exploring. We came across a few hills and dam; Eddie was super curious about the dam and Shelby wanted no part of it. We were all just happy to be out of the house and enjoyed the scenery...

Next up is the Chain O' Lakes hike...