Halloween Hike, 5.3 miles @ Cuba Marsh, optional haunted cemetery fun and games!

Optional Post Hike lunch:
TBD, this will be after the cemetery visit & games

There are two entrances.
We are meeting at the entrance off of Cuba road.

Hike Summary:
The hike is 5.3 miles total and is a there and back style trail.

The trail has very wide crushed limestone the entire way and is very easy and flat. It will traverse through forest, tall pines, open prairie and features a narrow about 4-5 foot boardwalk across the marsh.

From the parking lot follow the trail head into the sparsely populated wooded area. Then we will pass a small grove of tall pine trees.

After a bit there will be a large wooded boardwalk. The length of the boardwalk is probably less than 1/4 mile. After the boardwalk more open grasslands, and lightly wooded areas. There's a small pond where we saw a few swans and Mallard ducks. This is the endpoint and then we'll head back.

This hike is cross posted in Chicagoland Trailblazers Hiking Group https://www.meetup.com/chicagoland-trailblazers-hiking-group/events/310143635 and my guest rsvp includes members of that group.

About Cuba Marsh https://www.lcfpd.org/cuba-marsh

Post Hike option haunted cemetery visit and games:
Allow extra time (about 45 minutes) if you choose to do the cemetery visit and games event.
Meet at White Cemetery 2 miles down Cuba road located down the road
https://goo.gl/maps/XsLATd7KWLut8Ct17

https://patch.com/illinois/romeoville/want-see-spectral-car-visit-white-cemetery-cuba-road

For those who dare, I will lead a short excursion thru a cemetery 2 miles away. Its super small and has tombstones dating back to 1800s. Surprising that they are still accepting new burials! This cemetery has a reputation of being haunted. I did not experience anything paranormal but definitely felt more energy at the other older end of the cemetery.

Lets play a short fun cemetery game!

We can then share Ghost stories and other paranormal experiences.
I admit to having had many paranormal experiences the first dating back to 2017 when I stayed in a 'haunted hotel'. I remember laughing it off on Facebook when I found out I was staying in a "haunted hotel".
I'll share my true paranormal recent experiences with you in the cemetery if you wish to join post hike. You can share yours as well as we gather around grave sites dating back to the 1800s.