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		<title>Another trip to Volo Bog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday afternoon we met my brother Tim and his wife, Linda, and their youngest, Elsie, for lunch.  Afterward we went to Volo Bog and had an interesting tour. We had a great time!  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saturday afternoon we met my brother Tim and his wife, Linda, and their youngest, Elsie, for lunch.  Afterward we went to Volo Bog and had an interesting tour. We had a great time!
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			<a href="http://familymanlibrarian.com/nggallery/post/another-trip-to-volo-bog/page/1671" title="In this portion of the tour we are just about to cross over into the bog and the guide is explaining the changes in vegetation and so forth."  >
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		<title>A trip to Volo Bog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we were determined to do something fun and outdoors since the weather was so nice.  First we went to Farm &#38; Fleet and bought new boots for everyone because we expected there to be a lot of mud and water wherever we went.  Then we drove to Volo Bog, a unique and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday we were determined to do something fun and outdoors since the weather was so nice.  First we went to Farm &amp; Fleet and bought new boots for everyone because we expected there to be a lot of mud and water wherever we went.  Then we drove to <a href="http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/VOLOBOG.HTM" target="_blank">Volo Bog</a>, a unique and very interesting state natural site that is quite close by.  Michele, Keegan, Tristan, and I were there once many years ago when Tristan was a baby, but we hadn&#8217;t been there since, even though we lived so close.  It is a beautiful spot and we decided to go on a hike all the way around the whole area.  Below are photos I took before the camera unexpectedly ran out of battery power.</p>
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			<a href="http://familymanlibrarian.com/nggallery/post/a-trip-to-volo-bog/page/847" title="I don&#039;t know if these are pitcher plants but I think they might be. Which would be pretty cool."  >
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