WATERFALL GLEN TRAIL

My appointment today brought me to LaGrange, Illinois. After I was finished with my customer, I headed to nearby Darien, Illinois to Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve for a loop hike which included a little side trip to a small yet beautiful waterfall.  Once again, I was dazzled by the ancient glacial hills that I never knew existed in this part of my state. The trail had a total elevation of 393 feet. I am aware that that is not very much, but for Illinois it qualifies at mountainous.

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Considering how flat Illinois is - This small waterfall was exciting to see for the first time.

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I hiked a total of 12 miles (189 minutes) allegedly burning 1959 calories.

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Right before the hike ended, and just sixteen days prior to 'fitbit anniversary.' I was received notification that I had earned the 'Russian Railway' badge for the accomplishment of achieving a distance of 5772 lifetime miles (since September 3, 2015)

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After a relatively high calorie yet delicious dinner of homemade enchilladas, I took a long evening walk with my daughter. While we were out I decided to check out Lou Mitchell's Restaurant which I had 'discovered' just two days ago. Apparently I forgot to discover that their hours of operation are from 5:30AM until 4:00PM.  Lou Mitchell's will have to wait until another day. Sara and I walked all over town and by the time we returned home, we had logged 10 miles.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, August 18, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits	300	66	0	6	930	0
Fiber One - Fiber One, Oats & Chocolate	140	29	4	2	95	7
	440	95	4	8	1,025	7
L U N C H
Chick Fill A - Chicken Sandwich	440	42	16	30	1,400	6
	440	42	16	30	1,400	6
D I N N E R
Homemade - Beef and Cheese Enchilladas	900	56	45	61	1,547	0
	900	56	45	61	1,547	0
S N A C K S
Luna Bar - White Chocolate Macadamia	200	25	7	9	190	8
C2o - Coconut Water, 16 fl oz	100	26	0	0	150	24
GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER	80	20	0	0	0	20
CHOCOLATE COCONUT CHEWS	134	13	9	1	17	9
MILK CHOCOLATE CHERRIES	180	25	10	2	10	21
	694	109	26	12	367	82
Totals	2,474	302	91	111	4,339	95
Your Daily Goal	5,273	659	175	264	2,300	197
Remaining	2,799	357	84	153	-2,039	102
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,343 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 182.4 lbs in 5 weeks

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	189	1,959
Walking	146	1,771
Daily Total / Goal	335 / 30	3,730 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1402 / 210	15,465 / 4,130

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a brief description of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve from wikipedia

The 2,492-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien is one of the most ecologically impressive parcels of open space within the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, if not northern Illinois.

The ridges and scattered potholes that make up the topography of Waterfall Glen — and most of the county — are the result of one geological event, the Wisconsin Glacier. In fact, the entire Des Plaines River Valley was formed by glacial meltwaters and drainage from a postglacial lake that covered most of the Chicagoland area.

Today, Waterfall Glen’s prairies, savannas, and oak-maple woodlands contain 740 native plant species, 75 percent of all the plants known to grow naturally in DuPage County. As a result of this rich variety, over 300 species of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles and another 300 of invertebrates use the forest preserve either year-round or during their migrations.

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