Post #13
Last week we visited this unique park that only consists of 3 items (in addition to some benches and a non-functioning drinking fountain): a huge spiderweb rope climber (the main event), a small climbing apparatus with holes and an unassuming spider sculpture that littler ones can climb all over.
It is located in Humboldt Park and, as the Chicago Park District website puts it, right at "The 606 - the planned multi-use recreational trail being built along the elevated railline along Bloomingdale Avenue (approximately 1800 North) from Ashland (1600 West) to Ridgeway (3732 West)," so the rail line borders and shades the park somewhat.
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| The rail line is visible in this one, and Georgie provides a perspective as to the size of that thing. |
Cuttin' to the chase, rate this thingy:
George Carlos - ★★★★★, "because, that (the spiderweb) was connected, and there's a black part, and we were having so much fun that I didn't realize that THAT'S (points to spider sculpture) a spider."
Máximo - ★★★1/2, "The giant spiderweb climbing thingy, was cool, that probably made two stars. I also liked the butterfly climbing thing, and that probably made the third star, and the other thing - it didn't have a lot of equipment, just three things - it was still pretty good."
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| G-bomber, climbin' |
That thing is fun to climb, and to be perfectly honest with you, could be the only thing at the park, as far as I'm concerned. It's a lot of fun.
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| You can jump on it. |
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| There's a hole in the middle, presumably to drain water. |
But you can peek through it too.
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| You can also seek refuge from the sun beneath the leathery part, as Máximo illustrates here. |
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| The spider. |
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| The spider wearing a Chile hat, and there's George Carlos! |
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| We sat near the peak of each point (leaving one unattended) and the meeting came to order. |
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| Meeting adjourned! |
I liked this park. I'd give it a four, I think - even though it was lacking in facilities - that spiderweb rocks.
This will be the jump-off for that trail, so this hidden away park may get more visitors soon. Go check it out, it's unique in the truest sense.
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