Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Ferne Clyffe and Giant City State Parks

We arrived in the dark last night so just did the minimum to get the camper un-winterized. This morning Dennis spend the morning sanitizing the water tank and pipes. While the tank was draining we took a walk on some of the trails at the park.

We started on the Waterfall Trail which leads to a intermittent waterfall. The trail lead down a hill and through a canyon to the falls. The falls was not very impressive as there was very little water however it was very beautiful.

From there we followed the stream in the canyon to Hawk's Cave Trail. This trail leads to a large shelter bluff which is noted as being the largest of its kind in Illinois. We then headed back to the campground.



Earlier in the day I had changed our location on RVillage. This a Facebook type application for RVers that allows others to see your location and can contact you when your in the area. Because I changed my location I received a message from a member that lives in the area. He suggested a couple of places to visit. One of his suggestions was Giant City State Park. After eating a bite for lunch we headed to this park.

Upon arriving at Giant City S.P. we checked out the campground then headed to the visitor center. We talked to the rangers at the park and got directions to the trail leading to the park feature attraction, Giant City rock formations.




On the way back to the campground we swung through Carbondale IL to stop at a Kroger to pick up a few grocery items. Back at the camper Dennis put fresh water in the tank then we had a supper of salad with some leftover chicken from last night and watermelon. Tomorrow we are headed to Tunica Mississippi to stay at one of the Casinos. We plan on staying there a few days and visiting Memphis as it is only half hour drive away.

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