Outdoors and Trip-related Stuff
- Outdoors Chicago: Places to go on a one-day trip within the Chicagoland area, all within 2 hours of downtown via public transit.
- My Top 10 list: My current ranking of outdoors escapes within the Northern IL area (always subject to change!)
- Map of Chicago Natural Areas based on a report in 2009 that identified habitats within the city.
- Our National Treasures: An interactive map of U.S. National Parks, National Monuments, and National Forests
Nature Stuff
Any photos are my own.
- Wildlife of Lincoln Park: A running inventory of wild creatures that I've personally seen in Lincoln Park.
- Birds of Lincoln Park: A running inventory of birds I've seen and identified in Lincoln Park.
- Wildflowers of Lincoln Park: A running inventory of wildflowers I've seen and identified in Lincoln Park.
- Trails of Lincoln Park: Toward a cartography of the trails of Lincoln Park.
Essays
- Here's a list of the essays I've published on this site. I tend to write on outdoors topics as they pertain to city life and why it's important to get outside.
- 50 state maps experiment. One day, I decided to write each state's DOT or travel/tourism department and request a paper copy of a state map, as well as any travel materials they may have. Here's the result of the experiment.
