Hikin' Lakewood

Finally a beautiful day after 3 days of rain and/or snow, so we hiked 6 miles in Lakewood Forest Preserve with Patti and Dave, and had the 2700 acre preserve to ourselves as we saw no one during the 2 hour hike. You might notice we are bundled up against the sub-freezing temps, but the blue sky and fluffy white clouds and windless conditions contributed to a gorgeous day.

We did spot 15 deer on the hike but this was the only one that cooperated by posing while I got the 300mm lens on the Nikon. I guess the others were too shy or had heard it was deer season in Illinois.