Southern Illinois 99'

In the summer of 1999 Anthony and I took a trip and wandered the southern portion of the beutiful state of Illinois. The photos aren't the greatest. This was before I bought my 35 MM and my digital cameras. I was using those disposable Kodak cameras that you buy at Walgreens. A couple of the photos are scanned post cards and one is borrowed from a website.

Anthony learned how to sail.

Time for a run to the shore for Bud the Nirobian Sheep Dog.

We stoped at the Garden of God's Recreation Area near Elizabethtown.

We hiked a trail that led through some of the sandstone formations.

The area was given it's name because of the heavenly views.
	Camel Rock.

Bizarre Bands in the Shawnee National Forest. (I think

We spent a night in the lodge at the Cave in Rock State Park located on the Ohio River.
This ferry boat is still used to cross the Ohio River. Several years back we crossed the river using the ferry. We had our motorhome at that time.		Some Kudzo along the side of the road.
We stopped and hiked trails at our whim. This photo is a an old pig iron furnace.		This butterfly was near the furnace.

This is the Cache River State Park. I had no idea that anyplace in Illinois looked like this. The Cypress trees were just beautiful.
	This is the conflux of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Look at that ripply current!

This is a natural bridge that we found. I am not sure where though. I do remember seeing a sign for a natural bridge and then following miles and miles of dusty roads. Then we had to hike a mile on a web ladden trail through the forest. It was worth it.

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