Spirit of Adventure #2 - Peoria Park District, Camp Wakonda - Hike around Lake Davis

Hello Steemit friends:

Travelling out to camp in Peoria during the summer time was a very refreshing trip away from Chicago and the fast city life. I was grateful to go camping this year in the summer rather than during mid-October when the air becomes very crisp and a bit frosty sometimes. Before the group activities began for that day, I went for a hike around the camp grounds. 

I stayed in this wooden lodge which was also the general lounge area where breakfast, lunch, and dinner were served: 

I heard that the campsite had a small lake nearby called Davis Lake, where we would go canoeing, so I decided to go look for it ahead of time. I turned around and began walking away from the lodge: 

I came across this fork in the road and of course had to take it. Who knows where it would lead to?: 

Ah, forbidden area. No, I didn't climb the fence. I just snapped a few photos and walked right back to where the fork was and took the larger road: 

After this second fork in the road, not only did I find the lake, but I also found my friend Sylvie! The lake was beautiful; it reflected all of the trees and other greenery that were gathered around it. 

This morning walk was one of those walks where it's so bright out that when you snap some photos, the photos turn out dark. (Darn it, the light is in the wrong place. Sun, you need to move.) I know that normally people would wear bright colors during summer, but guys, I had to snap some top secret photos of Sylvie (that's my poor excuse for wearing black). 

The path continued on past the wooden tables: 

I found another fork:

This too led uphill and circled Lake Davis:

There was even a cute little bridge hidden near the end of the path which cut through tall grasses: 

Well, they were tall for me because I'm kind of short... alright, I'm really short. But moving on, moving on!

Eventually the path led up to some familiar looking steps: 

I landed right back at the wooden tables after making this final upward climb. Here is where our journey ends for now. After the hike around the lake, I made my way back to the lodge just in time to help serve breakfast. 

Thanks for hiking with me! Til' next time.

~omega-not~