{"id":69,"date":"2010-10-10T23:08:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T23:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2010-10-10T23:08:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T23:08:03","slug":"volo-bog-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Volo Bog Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we when for a hike around Volo Bog.  It is a state natural area and one of the few bogs left in Northern Illinois. It was formed by peat moss filling in a large lake left over by a big chuck of ice from the last ice age.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=70'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/snake1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70'>\n\t\t\t\tGartner snake trying to hide.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=71'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/05bogtrail1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-71\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-71'>\n\t\t\t\tVery bog like here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=72'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bog041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-72\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-72'>\n\t\t\t\tNice view across the bog.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=73'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bogtrail021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-73\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-73'>\n\t\t\t\tAll thats left of the lake that created the bog.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=74'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cattails021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74'>\n\t\t\t\tLots of cat tails in the bog.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=75'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/clover011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-75\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-75'>\n\t\t\t\tDoes Horton hear a Who? Nice clover flower\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=76'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Daisy1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-76\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-76'>\n\t\t\t\tDaisys I think\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=77'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hardwoods021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-77\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-77'>\n\t\t\t\tTrail going through a stand of Hardwood trees.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=78'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/JoyandSofie1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78'>\n\t\t\t\tJoy and Sofie walking the trail.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=79'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Monarch011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch Butter Fly\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?attachment_id=80'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/PurpleLeaf1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80'>\n\t\t\t\tNice purple leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Volo bog is one of my favorite spots to go in the fall.\u00a0 The first time we went there Rick was a baby.\u00a0 He fell asleep in his carrier. Today he just ignored us.\u00a0 We had to carry Sofie for a little while but she enjoyed the hike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My family hike around Volo Bog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}