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| Kathy Casstevens, our Marketing Director wanted to get a group photo of the hikes we offer at the Lodge. Thanks everyone for the photo! |
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| After the photo we went down the 150 steps by the Back Door Lounge headed for Starved Rock |
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| Lover's Leap from Starved Rock |
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| Plum Island- There is an eagle or was that two? |
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| Plum Island and the Lock and Dam from the top of Starved Rock |
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| Flag at the top of Starved Rock |
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| View of Starved Rock Lodge from the top of Starved Rock |
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| Bonus Ice fall as you enter French Canyon |
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| It looks treacherous, but it was really more snow than ice. |
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| Ice fall formation at the beginning of French Canyon |
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| Little bit of ice going into French. Yak-trax recommended |
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| French Canyon |
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| French Canyon's ice fall |
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| Coming out of French Canyon was a bit sketchy |
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| Devil's Nose |
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| View of the tip of Plum Island. See the eagle? Oh yeah! |
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| View of Leopold Island, Yes there is an eagle here also! |
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| Starved Rock from Lover's Leap |
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| Heading up to Eagle's Cliff |
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| "Best view in the park" Looking East from Eagle's Cliff. That is ice on the shore line. But just pretend for a moment or two that it is waves on a beach. Just saying....think tropical island..... |
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| Looking North from Eagle's Cliff to the Lock and Dam |
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| Not the best view from Beehive Overlook. But it is a better view than from my desk. |
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| View from the river trail. This tree has been laying out in the river for quite some time. It is clearly still alive. |
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| Wildcat Canyon from a distance |
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| Wildcat Canyon |
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| The base of the ice fall in Wildcat Canyon |
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| Going up |
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| Everyone coming up the 150 |
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| Wildcat Canyon from the East Overlook |
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| Wildcat Canyon from the East overlook |
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| Top of Wildcat Canyon |
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| We were just about back to the Lodge when these three deer crossed our path. |
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| Third deer to walk across the trail |
I will leave you with this: What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
How long was this hike
ReplyDeleteSorry for the delay in answering. We always leave at 9:00a.m. from the Lobby and get back to the Lodge between 11:00-11:30am. Some of us walk leisurely and take a lot of photos. We are not power hikers. Depending on who is hiking with us, we will do the legend of Starved Rock and Lover's Leap and other tales along the way.
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