It has been a very, very long time since I have actually hiked on an actual trail through a state park (or any park for that matter.) That drought ended when I drove into my Angola, Indiana hotel on Thursday afternoon with a few hours to go before sundown.
Thursday was the 46th consecutive day that I kept my calories in the neighborhood of 1000 for the day. It takes effort. After my nine mile hike, I headed to Subway for a sandwich and I considered 'rewarding' myself with a full 'footlong' sandwich, and then made the decision to stick with a six inch sub... When I checked into my hotel, as a high Windham Points guy, this particular hotel hands some guests a little 'goodie bag' with water, trail mix and a chocolate bar. I kept the water, and returned the other two items. My hotel the day before, welcomes their guests with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies - I ignored them. I could have easily eaten one, or two or ten. My best decision was to forego them altogether. This is how one loses weight if one is serious. I got real fat again, as I was 283 on July 31st. I am really serious about getting that weight down - a lot. I am well on my way... So far, I have dropped a bit more than 30 pounds. I 'officially' weigh myself on Saturday morning to check my most recent progress... I am looking forward to that....
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| I am a city boy... finding an actual frog 'in the wild' is still something special for me. |
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| I am very aware, that I look CRAZY in this photo... |
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| This is called a SHADOW SELFIE |
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| Pokagon State Park | |
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Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park
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Location of park in Indiana
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| Location | Steuben County, Indiana, USA |
| Nearest city | Angola, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41°42′50″N 85°01′31″W |
| Area | 1,260 acres (5.1 km2) |
| Established | 1925 |
| Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
Pokagon State Park
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| Nearest city | Angola, Indiana |
| Area | 1,040 acres (420 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Park Rustic |
| MPS | New Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 95001540 |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1996 |
Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near the village of Fremont and 5 miles (8 km) north of Angola. It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon, and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon, at Richard Lieber's suggestion. The 1,260-acre (5.1 km2) park has an inn, camping facilities, and a staff of full-time naturalists.
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