The Green Tree Frog of Southern Illinois
The Green Tree Frog of Southern Illinois - by Gary Marks In a previous article called The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail there was a photo of a frog emerging under a leaf. The photo above is of the same frog. In this previous article, I had ventured out to explore a Southern Illinois trail on a hot day with the intentions of taking acceptable photos with an unacceptable camera application. I almost left my “real” camera at... Read More
Photo(s) of the Week: The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail
The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail The Worst Camera Ever? You may be scratching your head as you scroll down and take a look at the photos this week. Yeah, they are not up to par with some of the other photos that have been featured in previous Photo of the Week articles, but there is a reason for this. Over the last two years I have been attached to a little device called the Ipod Touch and just this last week my brother sold me his 4th... Read More
Update: Rocky Bluff Trail – One Short Trail, Two Great Waterfalls
Rocky Bluff Trail – One Short Trail, Two Great Waterfalls - by Gary Marks Are you looking for a great waterfall hike that doesn’t involve miles of walking or sloshing through torrential creeks? Then Rocky Bluff Trail is the answer. This short 1.8 mile trail which can be cut down to less than a mile (via an official shortcut trail) is one of the best waterfall trails in Southern Illinois. Take a look at our previous article The WaterFall... Read More
Alto Pass – Quetil Trail – Notes from the Trail
A Special Message to our E-mail Subscribers This is the first special post for our e-mail subscribers only. I am still figuring out the best way to distribute this content to you our e-mail subscriber. I am going to try posting it as a private post or password protected post. So I will be grateful for any feedback on the best way to do this. I will release these articles to the general public, but you will receive the first look. Feel... Read More
The Waterfall Chaser: Rocky Bluff Falls
This series focuses on photos and videos from our local waterfalls in the Shawnee Hills of Southern Illinois. If you haven’t read our previous posts in this series click the following link: The Waterfall Chaser Archives. Rain? Let’s Go! That’s right once again the area was inundated with water from above. I knew what time it was. It was time to grab the photo and video gear and jump in the 4 wheel-drive and head back... Read More
