| We left Scottsburg, IL and headed towards Olney, IL to try and find and photograph albino squirrels. The beginning of our day was through flat terrain with endless fields of picked corn. What we did see a lot of where these large plants and plenty of machines mowing down the corn stalks. It created quite a dust storm. |
We got a little luckier later in the morning, we ran into rolling hills and plenty of ups and downs. We found a real gem in Martin State Forest in Shoals, IN. Ronnie and I went and viewed the beauty of Martin Lake. It was buggy, so we didn’t stay long but it was a wonderful break on a dull morning.
After supercharging in Washington, IN, we made our way to Olney, IL in search of albino squirrels. I thought that it would be easy to find them, but I was wrong. Thank goodness for Ronnie and she spotted the only one that was to be found. I saw plenty of gray squirrels but this one was a gem.
Ronnie also found an interesting small building with a wonderful addition to the front of the building.
We left Olney and headed west towards St. Louis. We decided that it was time to leave the lonely road of Route 50 and get onto I70. We had seen more corn fields than we ever wanted to see again. Nevertheless, there were plenty of cool things that we have experienced so far. As we got onto Route 70 in Effingham, IL, we saw the “Cross at the Crossroads.” It stands 198 feet high, and it arms extend 113 feet. It is the second largest cross in the US. It had been the largest cross in the US for many years until a larger one was built in Missouri. More than 50 million people experience it annually as they pass it on I57/I70.
We stopped for the night in Collinsville, IL. Ronnie can now say that she has never been west of Illinois.
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