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  • Comlara Biking Sunset

    Comlara Park, IL, August 2026 Another night of John gaming, and I’m out and about. This time, I road the bike around the park and took pictures of different sunset views. Unfortunately, I had sun glared off my phone lens. So, I have an extra sun ring in the pictures. The pictures below were taken…

  • Lake View Park Trail Part 2 without the Creepy Spiders

    Hudson, IL, August 2026 The prior post had John’s pictures including the very scary and creepy spiders. Those spiders are the reason why I’m scared of spiders even the tiny ones. John offered the pictures to the park and the park was worried the post would scare campers and visitor away. I’m not the only…

  • Lakeview Nature Trail at Comlara Park

    Comlara Park, IL, August 2026 Like so many other park trails with Lakeview in the name, it does not have much of a lake view. You can see the lake at the trail head, but you quickly move away from it. Oddly, the Mountain bike trail that spurs off of the lake view trail has…

  • Comlara Park Trails, Knot, and Boat Ramps

    Hudson, IL, August 2026 You know how you have one of those days where everything seems to go awry. That was today’s adventure. Our original plan was to hike the Lakeview Nature Trail around 4 pm. We got out to the trail closer to 4:45 pm. Then, Kate needed a bathroom break and none was…

  • Primitive Hiking

    Comlara Park, IL, July 2026 No, this is not hiking wearing animal skins and stone shoes while carrying a club. There is a primitive campground on the other side of the lake with a hiking trail loop. Despite having camped at Comlara Park several times, we have only hiked less than 10 total miles on…

  • Kitties Enjoying the Great Outdoors

    Comlara Park, Hudson, IL, July 2026 We believe Mackie was an outdoor cat before we adopted him. He absolutely loves going outside. Since he’s now a geriatric kitty (15 years old), we don’t let him roam around. Instead, Mackie happily lays in John’s lap and claws his legs. Cleo isn’t a lap cat and prefers…

  • Comlara Park Sunset

    Hudson, IL, July 2027 What do you do on miserably hot and humid day? You go out and take sunset pictures. My original plan was to walk to the bathhouse and was deterred by just how beautiful the sun was. John believes the color was the result of haze and moisture in the air. I…

  • Summit Lake State Park, IN to Comlara Park, IL

    Comlara Park, IL, August 2026 The total drive is about 260 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Kickapoo State Park, IL to Comlara Park, IL

    Comlara Park, IL, August 2024 The total drive is about 99.5 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Summit Lake State Park, IN to Kickapoo State Park, IL

    Kickapoo State Park, IL, July 2024 The total drive is about 157 miles. Note: This could be updated to take IN-3 North to IN-67 West to I-69 to avoid some small towns and rough train tracks. US-36 will likely be reopened by our next visit. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes