Great pics!

Good find, and Great pics!

Ha. I work right here. Salt Creek runs 1/4 mile from my work and about a block from my house, 5 miles down stream. I've gone to "Busse Woods" for lunch several times, which is a big forest preserve in north-west Cook County. It is a great area, 3700 acres with a 590 acre lake. There is a nice long bicycle trail (11 miles) and a large herd of elk. It is about 5 minutes from my work and I've been to most or all of the places in the pictures. There is also some fishing in the preserve and a place to rent boats. I've been to many company picnics there. I've never seen a ranger but the police do patrol the area and I would be a little hesistant to bring a big knife, especially since it is Cook County, although people do B-B-Q and use kitchen knives, so who knows. It is also surrounded on all sides by heavily populated areas and one of the largest malls in the world. But inside, it is tranquil and relaxing.

Gambit, great pic's! I actually work for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and have been through here doing restoration projects.

The Busse name is from the locals (named Busse) that once lived in the area. In fact there was a blacksmith, I believe in Des Plaines, not far from here whose last name was Busse.

I brought the name up to Jerry, years ago around 1997 when i ordered one of his SHBM and he said that they had relations here at that time, around the turn of the century. I think maybe Dan commented on it a couple of years ago... I am not sure. I have often thought about taking knife shots on the signs and posting them.

Dan, could you please shed some light on this. It is a suburb just west of Chicago.

Thanks,

Dan

Must be the bad relatives..

Well I am here/there again so if you get the time give me a hollar. Elk....really I need to walk the whole thing then.

The elk are on the Northeast corner. At the corner of Higgins and Arlington Heights Road. The walking/riding trail goes there and there is a parking lot right in front of the fence. Sometimes the elk are out and about and sometimes they are "hiding" where you can barely see them. They are relatively friendly.

Yea the deer almost walk with you in the park. But I would really like to see the Elk