Saturday was a nice COOL day to get out and hike and the destination was Jackson Falls, Illinois. The trail system here is easy enough and offers a few waterfalls (a couple were only spitting water). There were a ton of rock climbers out this day as well as folks on horse back. The area has plenty to of photo opportunities thanks to the cliffs, bluffs, and water falls. If you get a minute stop and watch the rock climbers, it is a great experience. I also made it to Trigg Tower which is on the way to Jackson. The tower offers a great view of the surrounds county and farmland. The first flight of steps can be wobbly! The third place we made it to was Millstone Bluff Archaeological Site, again close to Jackson Falls and Trigg Tower. I was not all that impressed with Millstone and be prepared for an all up hill hike that really only offers a few views of rock walls. Once your reach the top you are expecting to see more than just signs expecting you to "imagine" the natives at work. One spot of the trail did offer Petroglyphs but I couldnt really see this as a reason to drive all the way out to the site. If you just want to add another calorie busting hike then make a stop at Millstone and enjoy the information posted along the trail.
I found that one patch of nasty mud trying
takes pictures of the two tunnels! Very sticky
stuff!
This tree was not happy with the sign
attached to it!
Trigg Tower landscape view.
Trigg Tower (the first set of steps are wobbly!)
Farthest corner of Millstone Bluff where we
saw the petroglyphs.
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