Nature

Visitors guide to what really is a fragile ecosystem. An unexpected treasure on the other side of the remaining steel mills.

If you see a log floating in the river, try not to step on it. Aside from that, enjoy your trip. Southern swampland.

See them before they get logged.

The Dells are, in a way, the Midwestern version of Niagara Falls: somewhere so overrun with tourist kitsch and unpleasant marketing types running the tourist traps, that one is almost embarassed to admit that the area, itself, is very nice to look at, once one leaves some of the unpleasantness behind. I went looking for images of Witches' Gulch that people had uploaded. This is one I found. I'll do some more looking later.

Page talks about the restoration of an ecosystem that is far more endangered in the "Prairie State" and its neighbors than many outside of Illinois might suspect.

Nature's hidden passages. Guide to finding these places. Attractive photography of places that sound like they'd be a challenge to visit. Be sure to read the guide carefully before you go, to know what you're getting yourself in for.

More about the creature locals call a "locust"..

Watching the little guy emerge into the world. No word on whether he was served with marinara sauce..

A good view of one of the creatures as it is in life..

Ambient video. Looking around the forest in an area that saw a high density emergence of the 17 year cicada in 2007. Those places were often surprisingly hard to find in the Chicago area..

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School is just around the corner and one Burr Ridge Hotel offers the perfect shopping package specifically catered to your shopping needs. The Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge's shopping weekend getaway near Chicago includes: * Deluxe overnight accommodations * $20 mall gift card to the Burr Ridge Village * Rates from $119 per room/ per night

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FlightStats provides flight delay information with a color coded map of the US allowing you to see at a glance regions that are having issues, or specific airports. Scrolling down the page, there is additional information on each airport experiencing delays including what the airport is doing to address the situation such as de-icing of planes.

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The Ladakh trekking expedition in the Indian Himalayas ($2,995 per person) runs from June 24-July 9. Trekking the Tibetan Plateau, an area similar to ancient Tibet where you can experience the religious rituals and monastic lifestyle that can no longer be found in Chinese-occupied Tibet.

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