last weekend allison, nikki, jake, trippz, casey, olive, and i rode down to the indiana dunes! after so much talk of making the trip last year and never actualizing, i was determined even after eric backed out (too cold? boo!) we left saturday morning after coffee at lovely and waiting for trippz. met up with casey and olive down south and headed out. since none of us had been, there was a lot of stopping to consult maps and reconsider routes, but we embarked on the longer route via mostly greenways. the trails were awesome and completely worth it. wooden bridges and overhanging trees. stirred something within me. i complain about the sprawling, and intensely urban layout of chicago, yet haven't sought out surrounding areas that counter it.
i was pretty impressed that areas of indiana were that beautiful.
height="240" width="180" />5 hours, and lots of snacks later, we arrived at the national campsite and met up with mike and eva. after setting up camp, we rode down to the beach and into michigan city, settling on the first restaurant we found. luckily, it was an awesome brewery with really good beer and pretty decent food, and butcher paper tablecloths you could draw on! back to the site for campfires and mad dog and yelling and cooking.
luckily there was close to no one else in the campsite except the two small children that threatened jake with their sticks when we walked down to the dune mart for coffee the next morning. sunday was sunny and awesome, so after we made breakfast and packed up, we headed down to the dunes.
Waited for the rest of the crew to pack up and finally left at 2pm. due to our late departure, we took the shorter route along the lake and through gary. staying entirely on highways, cut our travel time by half, but led us through some of the most depressing scenery i've ever seen. our routing led us to a stopped train, which someone proclaimed "beer time!"
a perfect break actually, and 20 minutes later, the train finally was out of our way. we arrived back in chicago to an awesome dinner and cheap beers and simone's. pleasantly exhausted, i fell asleep at 9:30pm, yes. excited to plan another similar trip sometime in june. and to cross that off the list of things i need to do in 2010!
i still have so much to learn about being a real adult. i too often entertain the idea that since i'm on my own and making a living (enough to get by at least) that i'm mature in other ways, but in light of other realizations, i'm pretty certain that theory is entirely null. i've too often only surrounded myself with people i really like and other than that, i don't know how to deal/talk to people that i don't like or don't really want to hang out with. more, i need to watch the gossip i say to other people (especially who it is said to...). in small communities, word passes around quick, usually quicker when you don't want it to. and more, considering how emotional i become once drinking, i need to be careful the things i tell other people. so it goes.
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cold was actually last on my list of reasons for not going. im glad yall went and had fun. sorry if my absence made anything a bummer. im going to do that ride soon.
i think that's the reasoning i heard, but i guess i never talked directly to you about it. and i didn't mean to blame you! just bummed you didn't come. more weird cause i didn't think anyone really knew i had this, definitely didn't know you read it. but yes! let's do it, or another ride going somewhere fun soon.
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