Closed Bridge out of Cairo Il

We crossed this bridge with the camper just a few short weeks ago. It’s an historic, skinny old steel bridge. I could just see Model T’s crossing it in my mind’s eye. It’s very narrow with a kink (like the old Chain of Rocks Bridge near Cahokia Mounds in EC IL). We have crossed this […]

Egg Club…Southern IL (mysterious SoIL)

If there ever was such a club, I would want to attend one that started the camp across the river in Columbus Belmont State Park in Ky. I would call this the mysterious IL Photography trip (even though I was starting in Ky). Columbus Belmont is a decidedly old and unfussy park but it has […]

Regional Events and Camping Clubs

There is no denying that camping is a terrific way to unplug, meet people and ground ourselves with nature. I don’t pay much attention to the news after having lived through riots down the street, where I saw truths that negated the narrative…and then seeing what was created for the news. It’s a little like […]