Hike Your Way Through Fall: Our Top Picks
Fall is in full swing, but there’s still time to get outside before winter hits. Journalist and naturalist Zack Nauth compiled a list of 20 midwest hiking trails to visit this season all over the prairies, marshes, valleys, and forests near Chicago. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with Nauth about his top picks from that list, what to expect on the trails, and his favorite things about hiking.
Places discussed:
Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve
Franklin Creek State Natural Area
Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve
Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve
News: Where to vote early in Chicago
Some good news: Fatimah Asghar at Harold Washington Library. Listen back to our episode with Asghar about writing for Disney's "Ms. Marvel."
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