Forest in the City

Recently we traveled up to the Chicago area for a weekend conference. To my surprise, there is a great amount of outdoors space next to the hotel. The area is called the the Potawatomi Woods (http://goo.gl/maps/3eup).

One early evening we decided a nice walk in the woods would be refreshing. We first walked by a pond with fountains, then turned into the woods and crossed the historic Des Plaines River via. footbridge. Did you know that if you tossed your canoe in the river here you could be in New Orleans before long? It's all downhill.

We were even greeted by a couple curious deer.

As we walked along the trail, we marveled at the sights and sounds of the woods, mostly the sounds.

I captured a little audio for your listening pleasure.

 Aaah.. the peaceful sounds of the woods... in Chicago...

BONUS PIC!

 We even ran into a local Chicago politician.