Thornewood Open Space Preserve

On Sunday D. and I went to Thornewood Open Space Preserve. Thornewood used to be the private summer home of a rich guy named Thorne in the 1920s. Eventually Thorne sold most of the land to spice baron August Schilling (for whom the preserve's Schilling Lake is named). Currently the Thorne house and immediate grounds ( Read more... )

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

On Sunday D. and I decided to go to Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. Windy Hill is actually two hills whose peaks are just under 2,000 ft., and they live up to their name. People like to fly kites, hang-glide, para-glide, and fly non-motorized radio-controlled gliders there. People also like to go just for a walk and ( Read more... )