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Daily Egyptian Spring 12 Outdoor Guide

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Beat the heat at area lakesGENNA ORDDaily Egyptian

David Quinney, left, a senior from Crystal Lake studying geography and environmental resources, and Eric Widing, right, a sophomore from Crystal Lake studying business, jump into Kinkaid Lake from an area of bluffs called Peter’s Cave. All of Kinkaid Lake’s 2,750 acres are open to swimming.

GENNA ORD | DAILY EGYPTIAN

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Samantha Kingsley, 6, traces her finger over names etched in sandstone rock on the Giant City Nature Trail at Giant City State Park. Some of the names carved in the rock date back to the 1860s.

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River to River Trail Society members head back March 17 during a guided hike into Cedar Falls led by Eric Johnson. The hike, from Hogg Bluff to Cedar Falls, marked the club’s second outing of their spring hiking season.

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Green Earth preserves green spaceSHARON WITTKEDaily Egyptian ¶¶I think we have a lot more visibility. There’s been a big push for more green spaces in town,

and people are more concerned about children playing outside.

—Sara EynonGreen Earth board member, treasurer

¶¶We usually have a few students who shine and provide a lot of help with the skills they have.

—Erin SeekampGreen Earth board member