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| French Canyon |
Today the Starved Rock Walker's Club had to adjust a little bit on where we were suppose to hike. Many of the trails are flooded as you will see in the photos to follow.
Update on the Adopt a Trail. To date we have collected $3478.00 Our goal is $4972.00. We are taking donations for an Interpretive Sign program on a stretch of trail near the Lodge. There will be 11 signs total, all with historical information. This trail is fairly flat and are hoping in the future it will be handicap accessible. If interested, call my office at 815-220-7386. Thank you for your help.
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| Top of French Canyon, looking from one bluff trail to the other. |
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| It was quite icy to get here. I personally did not go in, but my friend Ron did and snapped this great photo. Thanks Ron! Thanks for decorating the canyon with icicle garland! |
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| We were on our way to the bridge that crosses the French Canyon creek to Lover's Leap and then Eagle's Cliff. Not today. We will take another route. |
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| We came back up the way we came and are taking the bluff trail to Lover's Leap and Eagle's Cliff |
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| Love this photo with the green moss and ferns. Top of French Canyon |
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| We had a flyover from an Eagle while we were on Lover's Leap |
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| Illinois Waterway Visitor's Center. They are currently closed. No way to get there. Dee Bennett road is closed. They are isolated. |
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| 2nd flyover. What a treat today. |
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| Leopold Island |
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| Starved Rock, view from Lover's Leap |
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| View of the Dam from the Walkway to Eagle's Cliff. All the dam gates are open. |
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| Bridge over Pontiac Canyon creek. About 6-8 inches to the bottom of the bridge |
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| River is up to the trail |
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| Even with tall knee high boots this was not an option today to go into Wildcat Canyon. You can see the waterfall on the left side of the photo |
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| Not going into Wildcat today |
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| View of Wildcat Canyon waterfall through the trees |
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| Wildcat Canyon Bridge. Coming out of Wildcat Canyon. |
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| Wildcat waterfall from the East Overlook |
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| View looking North into the Wildcat Canyon stream |
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| Stairway into Wildcat Canyon, seen from the East canyon overlook |
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| Top of Wildcat Canyon |
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| Not too often does Pontiac Canyon have a waterfall. Today we were lucky. |
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| This is the Cafe's quote for the week. |
I will leave you with this: A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself!
Hi - are the hikes still happening this March? Will you be posting descriptions and photos? We're coming to the park at the end of the month and I so enjoy your blog (and look forward to seeing what to expect on the trails!)
ReplyDeleteYes, the hikes are happening every Saturday and Sunday. I have been on vacation. Will be posting 03-29-2018 shortly today.
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