Category: Matthiessen

killing icicles

killing icicles

Took my son and his buddies to a local state park last week and did what any other teenage boy would do: tried to destroy as many icicles as possible by throwing rocks at them. I mean, this just makes sense…..surprised it’s not an Olympic event….just sayin’…..

bridge and stairs

bridge and stairs

I posted a similar picture of this location here. There are two beautiful state parks about 50 minutes west of us: Starved Rock State Park and Matthiessen State Park. This was taken at Matthiessen. We are experiencing the coldest winter here in Chicago since….well… since the beginning of recorded time, but I did enjoy the cold hike on the day this was taken. I would be interested to know which one of the two you prefer. Have a wonderful weekend!

winter bridge

winter bridge

Went for a C-O-L-D hike yesterday… oh… and took some pictures too. Taken at Matthiessen Park, in North Utica, IL.

forest stairs

Back to Mattheissen Park for this image. It is a long way donw, but then you can explore the dells, waterfalls and winding paths. I love taking walks with my family here.
Back to Matthiessen Park for this image. It is a long way down, but then you can explore the dells, waterfalls and winding paths. I love taking walks here with my family.

The Falls vs Chris

This is the last image from a hiking trip that I took with my son to Matthiessen Park. At first I told him to not climb up to the falls... then I followed him!
This is the last image from a hiking trip that I took with my son to Matthiessen Park. At first I told him not to climb up to the falls… then I followed him! We had a great adventure!

Bridge and Stairs

As promised, here is a wide shot of the steps that I perviously posted. We live in the plains of the midwest, s this park is fun to go to because it's streams, waterfalls, trees and canyons offer a welcome contrasts to the endless miles of corn and soybean fields - which also have their own beauty... just lots of it!
As promised, here is a wide shot of the steps that I perviously posted. We live in the plains of the midwest, so this park is fun to go to because it’s streams, waterfalls, trees and canyons offer a welcome contrast to the endless miles of corn and soybean fields – which also have their own beauty… just lots of it!

Matthiessen Stairs

This is the second shot from a hike that I took with my son this past Sunday. You will see these stairs in their "context" in another post.
This is the second shot from a hike that I took with my son this past Sunday. You will see these stairs in their “context” in another post.

Matthiessen Bridge

This was taken at Matthiessen State Park. This is a favorite to hike anad enjoy canyons and waterfalls.
This was taken at Matthiessen State Park. This is a favorite place to hike and enjoy canyons and waterfalls. The next few posts will also be from this park.

never let you go

never let you go

 

Emerald Leaves and Light

Green is In

Taken on a trip to a favorite destination: Matthiessen Park, in LaSalle County Illinois, to celebrate the end of school and great report cards!