LAKE SARA

After a very productive day in Staunton, Illinois which included a visit with a customer, a much needed haircut and lunch at the local Subway, I headed east to Effingham, Illinois. I drove through a vicious thunderstorm which cleared up by the time I arrived at my hotel. I quickly checked in, changed my clothes and headed out for a hike to Lake Sara. (As Sara is my daughter's name, I was particularly eager to visit this lake.)  Seven miles later, I was there. By the time I had returned to my hotel I had completed a fifteen mile hike.

After hiking seven miles, I arrived at Lake Sara

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This photo was taken about a quarter mile before I arrived at the lake .

Lake Sara is as old as I am.  We were both 'born' in 1957.

LAKE SARA ROAD

Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Biscuit and Gravy	400	61	44	17	1,380	12
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	600	126	6	12	2,040	6
	1,000	187	50	29	3,420	18
L U N C H
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Special K - Double Chocolate Meal Bar	170	24	5	10	200	15
	730	116	22	46	2,090	26
D I N N E R
Fruit by Pound - Pineapple, 1 lb	234	44	0	2	0	32
Red Grapes (Seedless) - Generic	312	81	0	3	9	69
Generic - Watermelon Generic	135	36	0	3	5	27
Read - 3 Bean Salad, 1.67 Cup (85g)	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
	981	226	0	13	1,514	168
S N A C K S
Quaker Rice Cakes	490	98	0	14	210	0
	490	98	0	14	210	0
Totals	3,201	627	72	102	7,234	212
Your Daily Goal	4,477	559	149	224	2,300	168
Remaining	1,276	-68	77	122	-4,934	-44
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,547 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 201 lbs in 5 weeks.

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	227	2,547
Daily Total / Goal	227 / 30	2,547 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	393 / 210	5,560 / 4,130

After my fifteen mile hike, I was hungry and thirsty...I found my dinner at the unlikeliest of places - the Walmart just 500 feet from my hotel in Effingham. The dinner was perfect.

3-BEAN SALAD, PINEAPPLE CHUNKS, WATERMELON, RED GRAPES - 981 DELICIOUS CALORIES

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LAKE SARA, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

This information comes directly from lakesara.net

The History of Lake Sara

Lake Sara is a man-made lake completed in 1957 to provide a water reservoir for Effingham, Illinois. A drought that lasted from 1952-1955 left the city concerned about their future water supply.

The Effingham Water Authority was created and tasked with the responsibility of finding a water source for the city. An area around Blue Point Creek was determined to be a good place for a lake. A dam was constructed and soon provided a good source of water.

Land around the lake was platted and leased. Soon homes were being built, docks sprung up and boats were launched. Over the next 58 years, the lake continued to supply water for the city and the lake residents. The land around the lake provides homes for residents during the summer and even year round. It's a wonderful place to live!

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When I set out on my hike at 5:00PM, the temperature was only 77°F.  The humidity was 93%.

I think that this was the highest humidity conditions that I had hiked in this summer.

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Any thoughts that I had about committing a crime while I was on my hike were scuttled once I saw this Crime Stoppers warning sign. Perhaps signs like this posted in Chicago could convince some criminals to straighten out.

And finally, I found this sign a bit odd. One does not always hike in the woods and come upon a STOP SIGN. This sign actually did serve a purpose as the paved path converged from two different directions, and bicyclists need to slow down (and stop) to make sure that they don't converge on someone else.