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The hubby is driving
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Where are we going? When will we get there? Are we there yet? I'm thirsty. I'm hungry. Can I get out of the car now?
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On top of Starved Rock looking east
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The river level is down from when we were last here in March of 2011
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This little "beach" wasn't seen last March
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Well hello again, Charlie G.
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The mouth of one of the many creeks that flow into the Illinois River
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Some snoozing Canada Geese on the nice sandy beach
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The only Bald Eagles I saw
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I zoomed in on one of them
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Some fishermen
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There wasn't nearly that much beach area before on Plum Island
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Looking downstream at the end of the Illinois Audobon Society's Plum Island Sanctuary
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I didn't know this information about the Starved Rock location
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Strider meeting some other dogs
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This is the creek that I had a picture of earlier from on top of the Starved Rock
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My shadow & Gary's
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Interesting colors
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*Sigh* More stairs to climb
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This creek had an oil sheen on it
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A shot of Strider & Gary walking down the stairs
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Gary & Strider
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A sandy streambed
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House Finch
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White Breasted Nuthatch
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Where the sparrows would congregate when they weren't flying to the bird feeders
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White Breasted Nuthatch
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Looking across at Plum Island
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Tree roots exposed
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This one's almost in
