Photos from Our Trip to Peoria

 

Last night as I was coming home from Adoration, it was raining so hard that I thought I might get washed right off the road. There were flash flood warnings until almost midnight, but I have not heard of any reports of flooding, so once the rain stopped, the water must have receded. It was so scary!

As promised, here are some photos from our trip to Peoria. First are some of the many photos that Travalon took at the Illinois Railway Museum. I may have to do a second post.

This is the inside of the streetcar from the late 19th century.

This is the little streetcar from the 1850's.

These are photos from Jubilee College Historic Site and State Park.

We couldn't go in, but Travalon got some good shots through the window.

This is the bridge where we heard the pileated woodpecker.

Here are some shots of Peoria itself. This is a shady street.

This is a really pretty church. Not Catholic.

The singer Dan Fogelberg was from Peoria, and there is a memorial to him by the river.

Not sure what this mural says, but I think the first word is "peace." Edit: heard from Hardingfele that it says "Peace Earth Cookies."

This is a picnic area we stopped at on the way to Starved Rock.

These are photos from Starved Rock State Park. First, cormorants and pelicans.

A blue heron and pelicans.

The view from the top of Starved Rock is stunning.

More cormorants and a pelican.

These are photos of French Canyon.

You can see why there are less photos of Travalon - this is so out of focus.

In the pool at the end of the canyon there were a bunch of tadpoles.

That's all for tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will post more train photos.

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