5-5.5 mile hike out of Irene Hernandez Family Picnic Area

Note: I will be attempting to defray part of my 6 month Meetup fee of $180 by collecting $5.00 per hiker on a one time basis [so $5.00 for 6 months]. Can you assist me in this quixotic endeavor? And no, Sonny, assistance does not involve advice on how to collect, but rather your engaging in the act of paying me!

We will leave from Irene Hernandez Family Picnic Area, which is on Foster Ave about 4500 west, in Chicago. This is the farthest south point on the North Branch Trail which goes all the way up to the Botanic Gardens. We will leave at 9 AM, I will give 5 minutes leeway for late arrivers, more if I know and like the late arrivers. The walk will be an out and back, 5 to 6 miles. There are a number of possible routes to take from the parking area. The route we take is determined by the general consensus of the hikers and often a function of the ground conditions.

I attempt to cajole others, more able than I, to be my surrogate leaders. I employ a combination of flattery and abuse. Out of my innate sense of politeness I will not mention other elements of that surrogacy that has been eschewed by those good fellows ["fellows" is gender neutral].

While I am an autocrat at home, on my hikes I feign a collegial mien.

My phone is 773 991 4845.