CARVING ITS WAY THROUGH THE CANYON Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER oak and hophornbeam trees of

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers along with a mist in front of the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

they were usually quick and could be elusive so I had to be also with the camera

Ruddy ducks and pied-billed grebes spend a few days resting and recouping at Wildflower Lake before continuing their migration north on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower park

A picturesque early spring morning view of the South Fork Kishwaukee River with reflections of the bridge and surrounding area at Wildflower Park

CARVING ITS WAY THROUGH THE CANYON Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER oak and hophornbeam trees ofA beautiful hike through french canyon with views of the creek which leads you to the main attraction french canyon falls at Starved Rock State Park. (573 216)