Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill
After attempting to explore this preserve in October and ending up at its namesake in Trafalgar, Indiana, we decided to finally explore the Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill…
After attempting to explore this preserve in October and ending up at its namesake in Trafalgar, Indiana, we decided to finally explore the Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill…
The Sycamore Land Trust is a nonprofit conservation group that protects land, restores habitat, and provides nature preserves to hike around Bloomington, Indiana. They own and maintain more than 10,500…
Lake Lemon is one of three lakes in the Bloomington, Indiana area that we've visited to hike the trails. We had been to Griffy Lake and Lake Monroe many times,…
A funny thing happened on the way to Laura Hare Nature Preserve today. I planned to take Sunny to the location in Nashville, Indiana and thought it odd when I…
One of our close to home spots to explore in Bloomington is Car Top State Recreation Area (SRA) on Lake Monroe. This is our go-to spot for launching our kayaks…
Leonard Springs Nature Park in Bloomington, Indiana is one place I never took Karlie. Not because I didn't think she would love it, but because the description said there were…
Another one of Karlie's favorite Bloomington adventures was hiking at Wapehani Mountain Bike Park, which was the first mountain bike park in Indiana. It consists of nearly forty-six acres of…
Another one of Karlie's favorite Bloomington adventures was hiking at Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve. The preserve extends out into Lake Monroe and is on a portion of the former…
A place that Karlie and I enjoyed visiting in Bloomington, Indiana is Griffy Lake Nature Preserve. Griffy Lake is actually a reservoir and the smallest lake in Bloomington. Until the…
Our First Hiking Trip Lake Murray is one of the first places we took Karlie hiking after saying goodbye to her big sister, Anna in May 2019. It was warm…