Cedar Creek – Winter Series
February 7 - by Gary Marks A Dream What I see before me is a masterpiece, created by a great unseen artist. I look around trying to take in every single detail, but I am soon overwhelmed. I feel as though I am walking through a dream and will soon wake up and all of this will be gone, but it is not a dream. The temperatures hover around the 30′s and I know that within a matter of time this great piece of canvas will be wiped clean. ... Read More
Cedar Creek / Cove Hollow – Winter Series – Part One
February 7 - by Gary Marks The Risks We Take The whirling lights of a Sheriff’s vehicle were planted in the middle of the road as an ambulance waited off to the side. A large flatbed tow truck lies cross ways in the road backing up to get in line with a red car that has plummeted off a steep embankment. A long cable is wound out and a bundled up man makes the slippery trek down to the immobilized vehicle. My windshield wipers once again... Read More
Notes from the Trail: Tunnel Hill State Trail
Breeden Trestel This series, Notes from the Trail, focuses on thoughts and events that happen with the interactions in nature. These “notes” are usually written on the trail where insight can be at its highest. Sunday, April 18, 2010 I sit here with my back propped on a tree near a picnic table at Tunnel Hill. I have been waiting for nearly an hour. Waiting for my fellow bikers that I had originally started the day with. I still... Read More
Do you like Free?
Would you like to have the park brochures before you head out for a trip? Now you can. Take a look at these favorite state parks in Southern Illinois. Giant City Brochure Ferne Clyffe Brochure Trail of Tears State Forest Brochure Tunnel Hill State Trail Dixon Springs Brochure These are just a few with more to come. Some are upside down, but can be folded so they are in correct position to read. These files are all in pdf format and are linked... Read More
