![]() ![]() This entry was posted in Been There, Weather and tagged forest preserves, Suburban Chicago by admin. Rather, it turned out to be a year of vistas, for which I always try to be glad. Last year was a year of forest preserves. Had an autumnal moment or two along the trails. It also offers fishing and an orienteering course, model airplane field and youth group campground.” “Waterfall Glen offers gently rolling to hilly terrain with 11 miles of trails popular with hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders and cross-country skiers. It is also one of the District’s most popular forest preserves, known for its Rocky Glen waterfall, Sawmill Creek bluff overlook, and extensive trails. “The 2,503-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien is one of the most ecologically impressive parcels of open space in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, if not northern Illinois. Nice description of the place on the Forest Preserve of DuPage County’s web site: ![]() We made our way to Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, south of where I used to live, but only by a few miles, and walked a while. But there have been a handful of warmish hours, such as on Saturday in the afternoon. As an owner of 2 dogs I cant imagine being so horrifyingly careless with my dogs safety.Been a distinctly winterish November this year, except that trees seem to have held their leaves a little longer than in recent years. There is no pet trained well enough to do that in an encounter with the foxes and deer in that forest, only going to get you, someone else, and your dogs injured doing that. /rebates/&.com252fShowUserReviews-g35876-d8722406-r770210932-WaterfallGlenForestPreserve-DarienDuPageCountyIllinois. ![]() What a dumb idea, no control over your pet what so ever, just letting them run free. It used to be smooth and fast but you'll notice on the video there just how awfully violent and shaky the video gets, really big cracks and digs in the path.Īlso note towards the end the horrifying stupid women who has 2 dogs leashed to her bike. The apparent remains were found by contractors working at Waterfall Glen. Actually took a huge tree fall last summer and since has not recovered from the heavy machinery used to remove the tree. (WLS) - DuPage Forest Preserve police are investigating the discovery of human remains in Darien. One section noted in the video is still real bad. Road on a Specialized Diverge with 30mm groad tires (smooth center with rough edges for gripping on turns) The trail is kept in really great condition, hard to even consider it a trail/off road ride, smoother than most roads. Always annoying cause they pay no attention to trail etiquette and take up whole sides and dont listen for pass calls. Usually pretty empty during the afternoon but some school must have been out, few packs of kids around. Decided to take a spin around Waterfall Glen which encircles the Argonne National Lab. WARNING – Walking and hiking can be dangerous and is done entirely at your own risk.īE AWARE – All my videos, content, images and information is copyrighted and cannot be used for commercial or public purposes.Ī beautiful day out in the Lemont/Darien/Westmont area. I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( Thanks for watching and, if you enjoyed the video, we hope that you'll click the like button and subscribe! It is known for its Rocky Glen waterfall, Sawmill Creek bluff overlook, and extensive trails. Waterfall Glen has gently rolling to somewhat hilly terrain with 11 miles of trails that can be used by walkers, hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders and cross-country skiers.įor more information about the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, please visit: ![]() Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve is located in Lemont, Illinois and consists of 2,492-acres of beautiful and ecologically impressive outdoor space in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Take a short journey through a small part of the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve. Thanks again for watching and please be sure to check out our other videos (and subscribe to our channel!). Since we started, things have changed primarily, the current videos are, we believe, higher quality, and a more suitable length for taking a quick nature break. Thanks for taking the time to watch our very first video. ![]()
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