 |
| The mighty stairs at Swallow Cliff Woods |
Located south and west of downtown Chicago, Swallow Cliff Woods provides a little relief from the city life. When I found about this place online, I read about the stair climb at one of its entrances. I somehow (despite these steps being located in Illinois) imagined these steps rising into the sky. In reality they ascended about 100 feet.
 |
| Lots of people getting in a workout |
This park is clearly very popular, especially on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Many people used those steps as a stair master. There seemed to be an endless amount of trails. But like most parks, if you find a trail less traveled, the crowds drift away.
 |
| The crowds were out, taking advantage of the weather |
 |
| A small "gorge" |
 |
| Lots of downed trees due to flooding |
 |
| The snakes even thought it would be nice to get out |
 |
| I chose the path less taken |
When approaching Swallow Cliff Woods, one can see the bluff that runs through the park. The terrain reminded me some of Harriman State Park with less rocks. One of the less traveled trails took me into a small gorge. I probably could have wandered along this trail for a few hours, but eventually made my way back to the crowds.
 |
| This is definitely a great trail running park |
 |
| This looked so refreshing |
Before heading back, I passed a couple ponds where people were out fishing. The weather was quite warm and the pond looked really appealing for a little swim. Soon enough that time will be upon us!
Looks like a fun place. Did you run up those steps? Looks like a lot of soccer moms were there.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely turning out to be a cold start to spring. Saw that some parts of MN had a significant snowfall. Cold front is dipping really low.