Starved Rock

I absolutely love fall. I don't know what exactly it is but I think it's the combination of cool weather and sunny skies, hot chocolate, a warm comfy hoodie, jeans, pumpkins, apple pie, football, and Halloween all rolled up into one. And who can't forget the gorgeous colors you get from nature God gave us too. I think that living in the midwest during the fall season so pretty. You can't get the beautiful landscape of colors and textures that only the change of seasons brings anywhere else.
So, with all that in mind we decided to go on a photo safari with the family and take pictures of whatever came our way. Last weekend, we were fortunate enough to have some free time to drive up to Starved Rock national park in Utica, Illinois. And boy were there colors!

Khris and Kristine toured us

My husband, Mike, carried my daughter, Mikayla, on his shoulders for the great majority of the hike. God bless him! And I never heard him complain. Mikayla also had a great time taking pictures of everything that came her way.

just one of the snakes we ran into

we hiked over to one of the waterfalls in the area

my other daughter, Maddie, also had a camera and did a great job taking her shots

so it was a walking stick that made her walk instead of being carried

We had lots of fun with michele, andy, khris, and kristine who were all on the photo safari with us. It's a lot of walking but so worth it in pictures. We had a great time and would love to do it again but another destination. Till next time!!!