So, the morning starts out cool, cloudy and threatening. We started a little west of Morris and were a bit disappointed to find that the canal was built over in Morris and so the canal no longer holds water. Undaunted we moved forward. The weather has been perfect for hiking.
As many of you know I have become a connoisseur of walking surfaces. On a scale of 1-10 the I&M trail is a nine, crushed gravel often covered with leaves. Very easy on the feet. A good example is seen above.
While rain threatened and the wind blew the high canopy and heavy foliage provided a reasonable modicum of shelter. The Illinois River flowed just off to our left.
One of the more interesting items we discovered in this section of the trail was a wood laminate arch bridge shown below. This was the one area of the days trek where the rain picked up just a bit. So the she,ter was welcomed.
Lou Hikes? 