FIELD TRIP!!!!!

It is hot today (85 but feels like 92). We decided to go on a short field trip to Ft. Sheridan. They have lots of trails (which it is too hot to do), but they have a giant red hawk's nest. I have been wanting to do it for over a year now. Today, seemed like the day.

We drove to Ft. Sheridan (11 miles) and started walking on the trail. The trail we took is about 3/10 of a mile. It isn't very long, but since it was so hot, it was long enough.

The bird nest is huge. I would say about 100 feet across with two layers deep. The top is just walking area with lookouts. The inner circle has three eggs in it. We climbed on the eggs.


Even I took a turn:


The top layer of the nest had lookout machines to look over the ravine. You know the machines - they usually take a quarter and you can adjust the view. These, however, were free. So, we took a look. Zachary is looking out the kiddie one:


The adult-sized one was in the back of a red hawk's head - you end up looking out his nostrils, thrilling, huh?


That trip took about five minutes (the drive took about 20 minutes each way). The kids are done - let's head home.


Now I can say we did it and we won't have to go back anymore. Except if we want to walk the trails some day - probably not!