In April 2007 we had sold our home in Michigan and moved into our new fifth wheel trailer to start our adventure of full timing and exploring in our RV. We started our blog so family and friends can track us and see what we are up to. You can double clink any picture to enlarge it.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Illinois Garden of the Gods & the Shawnee Queen






















We took a ride on an Ohio River Taxi for a couple hours this afternoon. It was a beautiful fall day, crisp & clear.
See the cave? It was in Davy Crockett & the River Pirates in 1956, and I remember watching it!! It was also used in 1962 for the movie How the West Was Won. The cave was first used (as far as the locals remember) as a tavern and then by river pirates. There was absolutely nothing on the Kentucky side of the river, 100% trees and brush. The Ohio side had a couple small towns, several nice large new homes, several cottages & a couple small campgrounds. Looks like Ohio has people and Kentucky doesn't.
































Yesterday it rained all morning and was ugly in the afternoon. Judy went to Curves & I dumped our holding tanks. That was yesterdays excitement. Today we drove to the Garden of the Gods, it's a lot different that the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. We took a quarter mile hike back to the bluffs and the overlooks, we liked the views as much as the Colorado Gardens. We had a good day but it's getting cold here at night so we can't dilly dally here too much.