river tree

Normally, you can sit at the foot of this tree and do some fishing. We have had lots of rain - and flooding - in Illinois this summer... — Normally, you can sit at the foot of this tree and do some fishing, reading, meditating, singing, writing… well… you get the idea. We have had lots of rain – and flooding – in Illinois this year…

Illinois River Bridge

I posted an image of this bridge here. This is a favorite destination on a hike that features the I & M Canal, and a train tracks. The bridge spans the Illinois River and I think it would be cool to climb those stairs…. it would also probably break some local ordinance or law! So… why not??

tranquil morning

It was foggy in the area this morning, with almost no wind and a peaceful river... — It was foggy in the area this morning, with almost no wind and a peaceful river… great conditions to ride…

the other sunrise

This image was taken moments after the image in my previous post. — This image was taken moments after the image in my previous post. Let me know which one your prefer.

Bridge Reflections

Just an image of one of the supports for the bridge that spans the Illinois River in Morris, IL.

river clouds

It wasn't exactly a good day for riding, but for a Spring that just can't seem to find the Midwest, it wasn't so bad. This was taken on the Illinois River Bridge @ Morris. — It wasn’t exactly a good day for riding, but for a Spring that just can’t seem to find the Midwest, it wasn’t so bad. This was taken on the Illinois River Bridge @ Morris.

rails

We live near the I & M Canal (http://www.canalcor.org/CCA_Hist.html: 96 miles of engineering, history an hard work. It is a great place to take a hike or enjoy a bike ride. When I go with my son we take a little diversion and climb along a train tresse pictured here, and follow the tracks to neat bridge that will show up on this blog soon. — We live near the I & M Canal (http://www.canalcor.org/CCA_Hist.html): 96 miles of engineering, history and hard work. It is a great place to take a hike or enjoy a bike ride. When I go with my son we take a little diversion and climb alongside a train bridge pictured here, and follow the tracks to another bridge visible in this image at the end of the rails. That bridge spans the Illinois River. When I’m here, time slows down a bit… and that’s a good thing.

Tranquil

Tranquil

A tranquil moment on the Illinois river.