The second leg of my trip to Yellowstone featured several stops in Illinois and Missouri. Here's my favorite photos from my time there.
The view from Cave-in-Rock along the Ohio River. I took a ferry from Marion, KY over to the park. Cave-in-Rock State Park, IL
Garden of the Gods, Shawnee National Forest, IL
Camel Rock, Garden of the Gods, Shawnee NF, IL
The "Hydra", Garden of the Gods, Shawnee NF, IL
The beautiful blue waters of Bell Smith Springs in the Shawnee National Forest, IL.
The Sinking Ships, Bell Smith Springs, Shawnee NF, IL
Reflecting Rock, Bell Smith Springs, Shawnee NF, IL
Lovely light streaming down to set the scene. Bell Smith Springs, Shawnee NF, IL
Tons of tafoni. Giant City State Park, Makanda, IL
Cliffs of Illinois' Little Grand Canyon.
This stream serves as part of the trail into the Little Grand Canyon of Illinois.
Tafoni through the trees. Little Grand Canyon, IL
Scaling a steep streambed out of the Little Grand Canyon of IL.
Looking back down into the depths of the Little Grand Canyon, IL.
Steep and smooth, these streambeds posed a serious slipping hazard on the hike out. Little Grand Canyon of IL
Pomona Natural Bridge, Shawnee National Forest, IL
Cape Girardeau, MO - birthplace of the odious Rush Limbaugh.
The pink rhyolite that forms the Castor River Shut-Ins in Missouri can be seen clearly here.
The "Dominoes" of the Castor River Shut-Ins, MO
Scaling Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri's highest peak at 1,772 feet.
Mina Sauk Falls, Missouri's highest waterfall at 133 feet. A harrowing descent led me to this view of the falls.
The eccentric, eclectic Elephant Rocks of Missouri.
Another perspective on the Elephant Rocks, MO.
You can really see the elephant in the rock here. Elephant Rocks State Park, MO
A view of the Meramec River from an old CCC viewing tower. Meramec State Park, MO.
The stately ruins of an old castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO.
Another perspective on the Ha Ha Tonka castle.
One of Missouri's many spring runs winds its way to the Lake of the Ozarks in Ha Ha Tonka State Park.
A squat natural bridge sits like a sentry over a small stream. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO
Columbine comes forth from the crags. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO
One of Missouri's many first-magnitude springs, producing between 48 and 64 million gallons of water per day. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO
A rocky glade in Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO.
An old CCC tower stretches towards the sky. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, MO
One of the many caves of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, MO.
A wider perspective on the Devil's Icebox cave. Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, MO
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