tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post8560828857152205207..comments2024-03-28T10:26:04.596-07:00Comments on Cat Patches: Starved Rock State ParkBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-7169089950610672152022-10-09T13:43:51.137-07:002022-10-09T13:43:51.137-07:00Such wonderful photos of everything! Love the &qu...Such wonderful photos of everything! Love the "Lock Flock" of Pelicans :)quiltzyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847188443140845514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-91877540986881662472022-10-06T01:55:30.152-07:002022-10-06T01:55:30.152-07:00Still enjoying the catchup!!
At the end of Septemb...Still enjoying the catchup!!<br />At the end of September I travelled up North to Liverpool for a 'cruise' along a ship canal that my grandfather had helped to build back in the day. The locks were an interesting experience, great technology.<br />You are certainly having some great hikes. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047393147135525758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-76672892907121293612022-10-03T08:54:29.854-07:002022-10-03T08:54:29.854-07:00Lots of interesting tid-bits in your post. Living...Lots of interesting tid-bits in your post. Living on the west coast with steep mountains, one doesn’t see locks. Locks and canals were instrumental in the early days of our country for commerce and expansion. I agree with others on the history of Starved Rock being an interesting part of history. <br /><br />SJSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370080233134944653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-18545959271928455932022-10-02T16:00:05.726-07:002022-10-02T16:00:05.726-07:00Locks are such clever pieces of engineering I thin...Locks are such clever pieces of engineering I think, makingbthe water levels do the work. Thanks for the explanation on how Starved Rock got its name.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596754983215564299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-25537564791910790822022-10-01T18:39:15.542-07:002022-10-01T18:39:15.542-07:00Thanks for the tour at Starved Rock. I hope you en...Thanks for the tour at Starved Rock. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Illinois. Waving goodbye to you as you go on to your next destination.<br />Janaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165028950761520752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-36075758430700005962022-10-01T14:56:10.448-07:002022-10-01T14:56:10.448-07:00That's certainly an impressive sized lock! It...That's certainly an impressive sized lock! It would be a hike just to get from one end to the other. <br />Fun to see the pelicans - of course we don't have them here and the only ones I've seen have been in the zoo.Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-61682699764780361252022-10-01T11:37:29.229-07:002022-10-01T11:37:29.229-07:00I think those are Canadian Geese with their black ...I think those are Canadian Geese with their black necks twisted around so they can tuck their beak under their wing. I don't know why they do that but I have seen that pose before. A lot of geese stay in IL year round, they don't even bother to fly south any more.Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-11373141990691694602022-10-01T10:17:43.099-07:002022-10-01T10:17:43.099-07:00I hope you enjoy the River museum - we sure did. I...I hope you enjoy the River museum - we sure did. If you didn't know, those flowers are an aster (the purple) and goldenrod. Good to see the kitties snugged on their hammocks. Wilbs still doesn't like his. piecefulwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256164519304112032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-436486973339880982022-10-01T09:37:23.637-07:002022-10-01T09:37:23.637-07:00Very interesting park and history. I didn't k...Very interesting park and history. I didn't know that there was a National Mississippi Aquarium. The museum part is not a surprise, but the aquarium is. My narrow lifestyle just thought they had to be located near an ocean. Silly me, as there is water life in all types of waters. I look forward to hearing about your experience when you have time. I know in the past you have shared some insights about planning your road adventures, but I'm wondering when you get back home and settle in if you might share insights about the tools you use to plan, as well as a recap on tips. I'm intrigued with the book you just referenced about State Parks and would like to pick up a copy.Darlene Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433442235806365605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-26208624861104732742022-10-01T07:30:21.304-07:002022-10-01T07:30:21.304-07:00A wonderful bird is a pelican,
His bill will hold...A wonderful bird is a pelican, <br />His bill will hold more than his belican. <br />He can take in his beak <br />Food enough for a week; <br />But I'm damned if I see how the helican. <br /><br />~ Dixon Lanier MerrittBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.com