Starved Rock

One place we keep hearing about, but have never ventured too is Starved Rock. Well, a few weeks ago we finally ventured out to see what it was all about. In case you didn't know, Illinois is very flat and devoid of mountains. This is a major issue with us Utahns, we miss our mountains. We have heard that Starved Rock is the closest thing to hiking in the mountains that you can find in Illinois. So, we packed a lunch and headed out. Sydney was very worried about this hiking trip for fear of falling off of edges, but we managed to keep that from happening, especially seeing as there really weren't that many edges to fall off of. I thought you all might appreciate Sydney's hiking outfit...



And the boys...

For those of you who might have wondered, Starved Rock is called that not because the Rock itself is hungry. Apparently a group of Indians who were fleeing from an enemy tribe became surrounded on top of Starved Rock, and well, I think you can guess the outcome. Here we are at the highest point in the park, not quite Mount Timpanogos, but it was still pretty.
Many people were jealous of Carter's nice ride, most especially Sydney who turned to me about halfway up our "hike" to the top (about a quarter of a mile) said, "Why can't we just take the bus?"

These next few pictures were taken in a place called French Canyon. This was a really pretty area, and even more so because of the drizzling rain.


Spencer decided that he would like to build a house in this little spot, so here is a picture of him planning and plotting his "French Canyon Retreat"...
And just some fun pictures of the kids...

On the way out of the park that drizzling rain I talked about, turned into a pouring rain. Tyler tried to find shelter under a tree...

Hurrying to the car in the rain...
We had such a great time, it was just fun to get away and do something new!