Rob Saker's Blog

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is not a quiet campground. It is surrounded by highways and railroads, and is too far away from the beach to have any noise cancelling effect. Tents are not light or sound insulating units. The constant traffic from the road, trains, and the early sun caused Gus to be awake most of the night.

I was awoken by the engine brakes of a truck at 6 AM, quickly decided it was futile trying for more sleep, and packed my tent and hit the road. We were back on the highway for Loudonville around 7 AM.

Gus and I packed up on Wednesday afternoon and headed down I-94 to the Indiana Dunes. I had a family reunion in Ohio scheduled for the weekend and wanted to get past Chicago.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the North part of Indiana along the coast of Lake Michigan. There are several parts of the park, but camping is limited to the Dunewood Campground.

I’m leaving today for my family reunion in Ohio, but along the way i will be stopping at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for a night. Indiana Dunes is 150 miles from Brookfield, but is conveniently located on the other side of Chicago.

Growing up in Nebraska, one becomes accustomed to a constant 15-25 MPH wind. I jokingly reason that we have this wind because there is only one tree separating us from the North Pole, but in reality the prairie is unique situated for wind. I’m not a climatologist, but I suspect the warm, moist air that is generated over the Pacific rises up as it warms, then hits the mountains, cools, and descends along the prairies generating a constant wind.

I met my friend Menucha while I worked at the pot pie company. She was my counterpart at a vendor for a substantial contract, so we worked together quite regularly. We both inherited a very challenged situation, but quickly turned it around due to our partnering on the problems.

I headed out to Omaha this past weekend to work on the house, with an eventual destination of Denver. This took me through Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. With the exception of Colorado, those are all states that have been hit by floods.
Iowa
The state of Iowa smells like a marsh. I [...]

It has rained from Omaha to Milwaukee for the entire week. Wisconsin is flooded in many parts, and the interstate I was planning on taking home is closed in parts. I’ve been stuck in the room all week, and my poor dog hasn’t been able to go on walks or to the park. He’s showing signs of bad behavior, so I needed to get us both out exploring.

I’ve been in Wisconsin for aboot a month, and I think I know which geographic area that it resembles. Mostly flat areas with occassional hills. Calm cool streams flowing through tall grass prairies, surrounded by densely wooded areas.

I’ve been a resident of the state of Wisconsin for 10 days now and I’ve noticed a few interesting differences.

I am a man without a permanent home. For the next few months, or until Miller and Coors decide where they’re going to host the joint venture, I’m living in temporary housing. For the next two months at least, that means I’m living in Milwaukee.