July 28, 2020

American Heartland

We have spent the past several days traveling west.  Through the mountains of Maryland and West Virginia, over the hills of Ohio and into the plains of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.  It has been a lovely ride.  We have passed hundreds of miles of chest high corn and lots of soybean fields.  The silver silos sparkle in the bright sunlight.  Barns are nestled in dells and hollers. 

We stopped last evening in Starved Rock State Park in Ottawa, Illinois.  It is reputed to be the crown jewel of the Illinois State Park system.  Starved Rock is starved for attention.  It needs some love.  We took the Jeep for a ride along the river.

We wanted to walk along the river at the lock but we found that no one was wearing a mask.  We took a picture and then headed back to the campground. 

I did have a nice evening walk.

Tonight, we are staying at Dubay Lakeshore Campground.  The temperatures here in Wisconsin are much cooler and the air dryer…what a welcome relief. It was perfectly pleasant to sit outside and read and watch the water.