July 20 - Moraine View State Park, LeRoy, IL

  There's not a lot of places to go to nearby, or things to see and do--just big, huge, corn fields.  This State Park seems to be a destination location.  Since it is so HOT and HUMID, though, many folks seem to have stayed home.  We went for a nice hike this morning. There are some nice trails on various sides of the lake. We found a mile and a half  loop trail through an area that has primitive tent camping sites scattered throughout the woods.   A side trail led down to the lake, which was beautiful.  While standing there, we saw a large pike fish jump right out of the water a good 2 feet and catch a bug (I assume that is what he was doing, as opposed to just feeling his/her oats).  Then, we went over to the marina/restaurant area and had a beer and sat in the shade and felt the breeze.  We came back later for pizza and salad dinner.  This is a very nice State Park.

Hiking photos at Moraine View State Park: