Today, I will be your maple syrup guide as you hike up your sweatpants in your seat. Here we go! First question:Which is more expensive? Pancake syrup or pure maple syrup? Next:Which takes more time and energy to produce? Same choices. Finally:Which tastes better? Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Maple … Continue reading Maple Syrup Hikes at Ryerson Woods
We piled into our seats, and paused before we got going. Our journey was about to begin. The destination was River Trail Nature Center. That was decades ago. That was my first visit to River Trail Nature Center for an elementary school field trip. I vividly remember our school bus pulling up to the front … Continue reading River Trail Nature Center
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022 “Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.” Robert Frost (aptly named) wrote my favorite poem of all time, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” … Continue reading Self-Guided Woods Walk at Chicago Botanic Garden
The Simple Luxuries 