Today I headed to Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Fort Sheridan has a rocky beach with a great view of Lake Michigan.
It also offers a variety of short hiking trails: my favorite one goes right along the water. My pup Mochi also enjoys this trail 🙂
It was a bit warmer at this spot then at my spot in Vermont. About 55 degrees and sunny, which is pretty warm for Illinois in late November. My spot in Burlington had a variety of tree species including Eastern Hemlock, Paper Birch, Eastern White Pines, and Red Maples. Comparatively, my spot in Lake Forest had mostly smaller plants with a few Red Oak trees surrounding a pond. I also identified Staghorn Sumac and Milkweed around the prairie in Fort Sheridan.
