Western Shawnee driving tour with Mom
We convinced my mom to come up from cozy Florida to Southern Illinois in February of all times to meet baby Lucy. She was welcomed at STL by snow and temps in the teens. Needless to say, we didn't venture out much for a few days. But by Sunday, I was getting cabin fever and the forecast was calling for temps in the 50s, so I planned a driving tour for the four of us. We started out at Kinkaid Spillway. Mom was very impressed by the volume and force of the water pouring out of the lake and over the falls. We couldn't cross at the beach because it was under water, but she was daring enough to walk the muddy path in from the dam to get right up next to the falls. I had forced myself to leave my tripod and filters behind, knowing that I would spend too much time taking pictures if I had them, but I still managed to take a few shots without them. Next, we drove to the top of Fountain Bluff to watch eagles...