Sunday morning began with a 4.3 mile trail run on the Argyle Lake trails in Illinois.
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An oasis amid fields and fields and fields...
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Wildflowers everywhere...
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Mayapple, I believe.
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I never thought to pack my Peterson's Guide to Wildflowers....as if I had room in the car for one more thing.
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As of yet, still unidentified
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| Glorious Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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Trilliums!
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Fording the canal was a refreshing experience.
A very good morning on the trails.
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3rd pair of trail shoes now waterlogged
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This is why I love side roads: my 2nd round barn sighting!!!!
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Colchester, IL. A privilege to have seen it.
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Setting up at Pulpit Rock Campground before dark---imagine that!
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| One of only two tents. We're right on the river. |
I even had time for an 11.9 mile run on the Trout Run Trail that loops around Decorah, IA. Great views of farms and sandstone bluffs AND nesting bald eagles.
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| Bald eagle |
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You can't see it, but there's a baby being fed by a parent. Cheap Malaysian camera!
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Wind farm---they're colossal.
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| Running buddies |
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| Trout Run Trail, IA |
Sunday night I was at a laundrymat attempting to rid myself of the dead fish smell Cole had gifted me. They had Wi-Fi. Only this morning do I discover that my tent site allows me to borrow a neighbor's signal. Ha! So, I'm cozy in my sleeping bag, waiting for the frost to dry off my tent so I can pack it up.
Another day, another state.
