Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The bloomin' Prairie State
I'm back in Illinois after the tour of Arkansas state parks and went biking at Illinois' Moraine Hills State Park. Most know that Illinois bills itself as the "Land of Lincoln" as advertised on our license plates, but fewer realize we are also known as "The Prairie State," and the evidence was in full bloom as we biked today, with prairie grasses, thistles, and wildflowers coloring the landscape as we biked.
Steve and I hiked the Leatherleaf Bog trail on Sunday after his softball game. We enjoyed the rolling path and were also intrigued by the boardwalk path around Lake Defiance. A few of the boardwalk segments were a bit wobbly, but we reassured ourselves that there was no way we could find ourselves in the drink.
ReplyDeleteWe're lucky to be having the temperate weather that we are...makes hiking and biking so much more pleasant.