http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:58:28 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:19 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Whooping-cranes-predict-early-cold-winter-in-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     Checking online for fly over information     original photo by Ted Nelson Whooping cranes in Lasalle County predict an early cold winter and took it upon themselves to head south.Every year crank weatherman look for... Travel Adventure Ted Nelson bird watching Illinois whooping crane Operation Migration Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Whooping-cranes-predict-early-cold-winter-in-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Whooping-cranes-to-take-off-tomorrow-from-Lasalle-county?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Whooping cranes and Operation Migration Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons Whooping cranes could take off tomorrow from Lasalle county which is only 70 miles from Chicago. Operation Migration, which is in charge of this unique migration that raises... Chicago Travel Adventure Ted Nelson Illinois whooping crane Operation Migration Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:03:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Whooping-cranes-to-take-off-tomorrow-from-Lasalle-county?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Cross-country-skiing-trails-in-Illinois-and-Southern-Wisconsin-and-Michigan?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner      Mississippi Palisades will soon have snow      original photo by Ted Nelson Cross-country ski trails near Chicago include some great areas within a four hour drive. After learning a little bit about the s... Travel Adventure Kettle Moraine State Forest Wisconsin Michigan Ted Nelson Illinois Indiana cross country skiing Rock Cut State Park Allegan State Park Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:19:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Cross-country-skiing-trails-in-Illinois-and-Southern-Wisconsin-and-Michigan?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d18-2009-Ride-n-Tie-in-Busse-Woods-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner    Ride 'n Tie competitors 2008    Photo courtesy of Trudy Wakeman The 2009 Ride ‘n Tie race is this Sunday at the Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Elk Grove Village. Sports and fitness events that are healthy, a challenge, a... Travel Adventure biking runners high n' tri Ted Nelson Ride 'n Tie Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d18-2009-Ride-n-Tie-in-Busse-Woods-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cross-country-ski-trails-near-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner      Cross-country ski season is almost upon us      Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons Cross-country ski trails near Chicago may not be foremost in people’s mind right now as many from Chicago experien... Travel Adventure Ted Nelson cross country skiing Deer Grove Forest Preserve Moraine Hills Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:40:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cross-country-ski-trails-near-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Banaue-Rice-Terraces-a-room-with-a-view-in-the-Philippines?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     Room with a view     original photo by Ted Nelson The Banaue Rice Terraces in northern Luzon are an easy trip from Manila. Buses for around $5 will get the traveler to the town of Banaue, but from there the real adv... Adventure Southeast Asia Hiking backpacking Ted Nelson Philippines Batad Rice Terraces Asia Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Banaue-Rice-Terraces-a-room-with-a-view-in-the-Philippines?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Runners-High-n-Tri-named-to-top-50-best-running-stores-in-America?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     50 best running stores in America     logo courtesy of Competitior Magazine Runners High ‘n Tri in Arlington Heights, Illinois was named as one of the top 50 best running stores in America at the Running Even... Travel Adventure Newton runners high n' tri Ted Nelson Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Runners-High-n-Tri-named-to-top-50-best-running-stores-in-America?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Whooping-cranes-fly-south-through-Illinois-via-Operation-Migration?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner The majestic whooping crane Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons Whooping cranes are heading south currently flying through Illinois on their way to their winter grounds in Florida. The only naturally occurring population of whooping cranes lives in ... Travel Adventure Wisconsin Ted Nelson bird watching whooping crane Operation Migration Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Whooping-cranes-fly-south-through-Illinois-via-Operation-Migration?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Backpacking-stream-crossing-101--How-and-where-do-I-ford?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Chicago Backpackers contemplate a stream crossing Original photo by Ted Nelson When backpacking in remote wilderness areas there are not always convenient bridges made by volunteers that cross every stream. Many trails follow streams and rivers esp... Travel Adventure Safety Great Smokey Mountains Hiking backpacking Ted Nelson Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Backpacking-stream-crossing-101--How-and-where-do-I-ford?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Bigfoot-and-Ivory-billed-woodpecker-searches-captivate-adventure-travelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Grainy photo of the possible Bigfoot sighting in Kentucky earlier this year. photo by Kenny Mahoney Bigfoot and the ivory-billed woodpecker searches captivate adventure travelers. This begs the question why do people adventure travel in the first pl... Travel Adventure Bigfoot Ted Nelson bird watching ivory-billed woodpecker Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:51:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Bigfoot-and-Ivory-billed-woodpecker-searches-captivate-adventure-travelers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d6-The-Chicago-adventure-traveler-experiences-the-real-Vietnam?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     The forbidden picture I was trying to take     photo taken by Leekien It is easy for spirits to get down when traveling due to a myriad of reasons. Bad experiences, heat, getting lost, homesickness, culture shock an... Travel Adventure Vietnam Southeast Asia Ted Nelson Ho Chi Minh Museum Hanoi Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d6-The-Chicago-adventure-traveler-experiences-the-real-Vietnam?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Avoid-H1N1-swine-flu-by-adventure-travel?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     Unlikely to catch a virus here    original photo by Ted NelsonAvoid H1N1 commonly called the swine flu by adventure travel. The H1N1 virus has been named a national pandemic by President Obama due to the ease of it s... Travel Adventure Camping Hiking Ted Nelson Swine flu H1N1 virus Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Avoid-H1N1-swine-flu-by-adventure-travel?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Five-great-adventure-travel-videos-and-songs-from-Youtube?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner music and travel definitely go togetheroriginal photo by Ted Nelson Adventure travel and music are two entities that go well together.  I grew up in the back of my family's van listening to my walkman as we went from one park to the other.&... Travel Adventure Ted Nelson music Youtube Beatles REM John Denver U2 The Coalmen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:59:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Five-great-adventure-travel-videos-and-songs-from-Youtube?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Cross-country-ski-101-tonight-at-REI?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner A Cross country ski 101 seminar is being held tonight at REI at the Lincoln Park store. Many Chicago residents bemoan the change of season and the time of year when the clocks get turned back. A semi-hibernation sets in as the leaves fall to the g... Chicago Travel Adventure REI Ted Nelson cross country skiing Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:36:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Cross-country-ski-101-tonight-at-REI?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Charles-C-Deam-Wilderness-is-a-pocket-wilderness-in-the-Hoosier-heartland?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     Charles C. Deam Wilderness as viewed from the Hickory Ridge fire tower     original photo by Ted Nelson The Charles C. Deam Wilderness is a pocket wilderness in the Hoosier heartland. When one thinks of the word &ld... Chicago Travel Adventure Camping Wilderness Hiking backpacking campsite Chicago Backpackers Ted Nelson Hoosier National Forest Indiana Charles Deam Wilderness Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:38:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Charles-C-Deam-Wilderness-is-a-pocket-wilderness-in-the-Hoosier-heartland?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Chicago-Backpackers-haunted-Halloween-and-the-legend-of-the-crazy-Hoosier?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Insane Hoosier even made Jason de-mask in befuddlement while the Adventure Travel vampire looks on photo courtesy of Rob Arcykiewicz The Chicago Backpackers haunted the Charles Deam Wilderness in the Hoosier National Forest this past weekend for Hal... Chicago Travel Adventure Camping Wilderness Hiking backpacking Chicago Backpackers Ted Nelson Hoosier National Forest Halloween Indiana Charles Deam Wilderness Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:32:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Chicago-Backpackers-haunted-Halloween-and-the-legend-of-the-crazy-Hoosier?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Dunning-Read-Conservation-Area-is-a-Chicago-undiscovered-natural-urban-wonder?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner     At first glance the park does not look all that exciting     original photo by Ted Nelson Dunning Read Conservation Area is a little corner of natural beauty in the middle of a North Chicago neighborhood. The park i... Chicago Travel Adventure wildlife REI Hiking conservation urban sprawl coyotes Ted Nelson bird watching Illinois Dunning Read Conservation Area Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:39:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Dunning-Read-Conservation-Area-is-a-Chicago-undiscovered-natural-urban-wonder?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Chicago-Backpackers-and-their-ghoulish-Halloween-hike-in-the-Hoosier-National-Forest?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Chicago backpackers on a less frightful trip earlier this year. courtesy of Christine Menzel The Chicago Backpackers will have a ghoulish time in the Hoosier National Forest this Halloween weekend. They will be hiking in the Charles Deam Wilderness,... Chicago Travel Adventure Camping REI Hiking backpacking Chicago Backpackers Ted Nelson Hoosier National Forest Halloween Indiana Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:27:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Chicago-Backpackers-and-their-ghoulish-Halloween-hike-in-the-Hoosier-National-Forest?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Mississippi-Palisades-State-Park-camping-hiking-and-backpacking?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner Primitive campsite Mississippi Palisades State Park original photo by Ted Nelson Mississippi Palisades State Park is a great place to camp and a suitable place to backpack. Located just south of Galena it is about a 2 hour drive away from Chicago. T... Travel Adventure Camping Hiking backpacking campsite Ted Nelson Mississippi Palisades State Park Illinois Mississippi River Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:09:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Mississippi-Palisades-State-Park-camping-hiking-and-backpacking?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d26-South-Kettle-Moraine-and-the-Scuppernong-Springs-nature-trail?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner      Scuppernong Marsh      original photo by Ted Nelson South Kettle Moraine’s Scuppernong Springs nature trail is the exception to the rule for nature trails. It seems that most self guided nature trai... Travel Adventure wildlife Kettle Moraine State Forest Hiking Wisconsin Ted Nelson bird watching Scuppernong Springs Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:01:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10429-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d26-South-Kettle-Moraine-and-the-Scuppernong-Springs-nature-trail?cid=exrss-Chicago-Adventure-Travel-Examiner