COLUMBUS PARK

My travels took me to the west side of Chicago in the afternoon, which allowed time for ten mile hike  mostly through Columbus Park.

After hiking 25 miles on Monday, a ten mile hike just felt like a 'walk in the park.' (which is precisely what it was)

I tried to hike every road and path that I could find in the park.  The nine hole golf course was off limits. I had walked nearly seven miles before I accidentally 'discovered' the manmade waterfalls.

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from wikipedia...

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Columbus Park is a 135-acre (55 ha) park on the far West Side of Chicago, Illinois in the Austin neighborhood. It is considered the finest work by landscape architect Jens Jensen and was consequently named a National Historic Landmark in 2003. 

The concept of Columbus Park was first pitched in 1912 by the West Park Commission as a way to develop recreational facilities for densely populated neighborhoods. At the time, the West Side of Chicago had a population of nearly 900,000, but only two small playgrounds. The commission had acquired the property a year earlier from the Catholic church for $560,000; the church had recently abandoned plans to build a seminary on the site. It was the first large park conceived by the commission since 1869. Jens Jensen was a Danish immigrant who joined the commission in the 1880s as a laborer and rose to the rank of chief landscape artist and general superintendent of the system by 1905. Columbus Park was Jensen's first large park, and he began designing it in 1915. 

The 135-acre (55 ha) park reflected Jensen's Prairie School approach to landscape design. This method emphasized the natural beauty of the area and was inspired by the horizontality of the prairie landscape. Jensen preferred to use native plants in his designs, a technique that was rare at the time. Jensen's stonework, inspired by natural rock outcroppings in the Midwest, is exemplified by his waterfalls, council ring, and stone paths. Buildings in the part constructed prior to 1920 also reflect Jensen's Prairie approach. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Roundy's - Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal	600	120	10	20	1,300	20
	600	120	10	20	1,300	20
L U N C H
Barbacoa- Beef	400	5	17	58	1,285	0
Chef Salad	200	4	3	7	182	0
Pulp-free Coconut Water, 16 ounces	100	28	0	0	120	22
Apple - Apple Gala, Med (2)	160	44	0	0	0	34
Dark Chocolate Almonds	200	16	13	3	0	11
	1,060	97	33	68	1,587	67
D I N N E R
Spaghetti - Spaghetti Noodles	400	78	2	14	2	1
Eggplant Parmigian	600	51	38	16	1,359	21
	1,000	129	40	30	1,361	22
S N A C K S
Oreo Cookies	320	50	14	2	280	28
	320	50	14	2	280	28
Totals	2,980	396	97	120	4,528	137
Your Daily Goal	3,779	472	126	189	2,300	141
Remaining	799	76	29	69	-2,228	4
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,849 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 201.3 lbs in 5 weeks     

Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
10 MILE HIKE	139	1,856
Daily Total / Goal	139 / 30	1,856 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	455 / 210	7,372 / 4,130

I used the 10 second timer to take the photos at on of the Columbus Park waterfalls. My camera caught me moving to the spot where I was to stand for the picture.  That photo looked like this...

When the I magnified myself in the photo, it looked like this...

That photo reminded me of a very famous photo of 'BIGFOOT'...

and finally, I put the two photos together...

BIGFOOT & Marc Jacobs (separated at birth?)

a final note...

On the last two days, I visited two 'landmarks'  On Monday, I visited CHESS RECORDS at 2120 South Michigan Avenue which is a Chicago Landmark (apparently it is not significant enough to be on the list of National Historic Landmarks.  On Tuesday, I visited COLUMBUS PARK which is a National Historic Landmark... This made me wonder.... Just how many historic landmarks are there?

from www.nps.gov (National Park Service)

National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, just over 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff who guide the nomination process for new Landmarks and provide assistance to existing Landmarks.

After learning that the United States had 2500+ National Historic Landmarks, I wondered how many were in Chicago...

from wikipedia...

There are more than 350 places listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, including 83 historic districts that may include numerous historic buildings, structures, objects and sites.