Anyone in Illinois next week?

[peregrina2000]

There are two of us getting together, but more would be fun! @Camino Chris and I are going to meet up in Starved Rock State Park on Tuesday (August 8) at 11:15-11:30 am. We'll have an early lunch and then walk in the park, which is a real beauty. We will meet in the park lodge in front of the big fireplace.

Weather report looks great, too. Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Mike Savage]

Alas it was not meant to be. When I was in Chicago you were on Camino and it is likely I will be in Dupo in November but that is just south of St. Louis and nearly 3 hours away. I hope you and Chris have a wonderful time.

Mike

 

[peregrina2000]

Alas it was not meant to be. When I was in Chicago you were on Camino and it is likely I will be in Dupo in November but that is just south of St. Louis and nearly 3 hours away. I hope you and Chris have a wonderful time.

Mike

I thought for sure that "Dupo" was a typo (after all, who would name a town Dupo?), but it's a real place. Depending on weather, a meetup for lunch in Springfield looks like it would be about the halfway point, and I'd be game. The Capitol building is beautiful, Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana Thomas house is beautiful, and then there are all the Lincoln sites, so it wouldn't have to be a totally wasted day! I might even be able to squeeze in a protest to whatever inane legislation my dysfunctional state legislature happens to be considering that day. There just aren't a lot of people who like to talk endlessly about the camino in my part of the world, so I have to go to extreme lengths to find them.

 

[jerbear]

Shy town aug 9. Sorry.

 

[peregrina2000]

Shy town aug 9. Sorry.

Drats, I'm sure you have collected another round of fantastic stories which would enliven our little GTG. I don't think you live in Chicago, @jerbear, but are you a regular visitor? I keep meaning to go up for some of the APOC hikes, which happen once a month.

 

[jerbear]

Drats, I'm sure you have collected another round of fantastic stories which would enliven our little GTG. I don't think you live in Chicago, @jerbear, but are you a regular visitor? I keep meaning to go up for some of the APOC hikes, which happen once a month.

No just passin thru. Imay visit this summer/fall. Ill keep you up todate.

 

[peregrina2000]

Just back from a very nice lunch and walk through Starved Rock with @Camino Chris and @jpflavin1 of course on the way home I thought of several things I had wanted to talk about and forgot. An excuse to go again soon -- maybe for fall colors??

 

[SabsP]

What a lovely picture!

 

[peregrina2000]

sorry, I didn't mean to make it so big to highlight my hat-head. If anyone knows how to make it smaller, can you let me know? But remember it has to be in simple steps.