One more camping trip for the maiden year of Colt. Two of the ladies from the women RV forum and I met at Lowden SP, IL.
Friday, October 30, 2015 was arrival day. After we were all settled in we did a short hike in the park, following Heckman Train down to the Rock River.
Eileen (left) and Kathy (Right)
We came upon a long flight of stairs, that we guessed led up to the statue of Black Hawk. I knew Zorro couldn't do that many stairs and wasn't sure I could do them either, so we just continued on along the river.
On the way back, and before we head up the trail, I tried out the timer for the first time on the camera. It wasn't as cold as we look and we definitely do not look like happy campers! :-)
Saturday, October 31st was a rainy day so we decided to do inside things. First stop, a small art museum, the Eagles Nest Art Colony, located on the second floor of the library in Oregon, IL.
The actual Black Hawk statue that looks over the river from the campground is being restored and is under wraps, but this is what the statue looks like. The real Black Hawk statue was made by Lorado Taft in 1911 in concrete.
The museum also had a small version of The Blind by Lorado Taft. The full size statue is located at the University of Illinois. The woman at the museum said all of the figures in the stature are blind except for the child being held up by the woman in front.
Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois and who the state park is named.
We then headed to Sycamore, IL to their Museum of Natural History.
Only one live exhibit, Emerald the iguana.
Us with Sam the grizzly.
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