Category Archives: Illinois

20110806 Johnson-Sauk Trail, IL

Posted on August 7, 2011 by JenM

We are back to Johnson Sauk Trail where we were sent packing in May after a mega-storm. We reserved site #46 that overlooks the prairie and gave us a great view of the sunset. Overall, this is a really nice, … Continue reading →

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20110617 Kankakee River State Park, IL

Posted on June 18, 2011 by JenM

Redneck Riviera, a photo by Jennifer Maddrell on Flickr. Rain has held off (50% chance is a weatherman CYA … Can never be wrong) at our 2 night trip to the local Kankakee River State Park. Likely this will only … Continue reading →

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PUP Nap

Posted on June 4, 2011 by JenM

PUP Nap, a photo by Jennifer Maddrell on Flickr. The first nap in our PUP!

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20110528 Johnson-Sauk Trail, IL

Posted on June 4, 2011 by JenM

We had hoped to make our maiden camping trip with the new popup (or PUP as the cool kids say) to the Thomson Causeway on Mississippi River, but the recent spring floods have prevented the campground from opening. Therefore, we … Continue reading →

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2010 Summer in Chicago

Posted on September 13, 2010 by JenM

What a shame that I didn’t blog more during our summer of 2010 in Chicago! However, it was likely due to all of the fun things we did that I didn’t have time to stop and write Here is just … Continue reading →