eddy spits out old photo of van i still hope to rehab....

http://anniebsiemer.blogspot.com/2009/

let the children go......

“There is nobody quite as mean as people being mean for Jesus”.

Reverend Dr. C. Walton Geddy

Please end the atrocities occurring now at our southern border. Please start treating the folks fleeing atrocities in their countries with the dignity they so well deserve.

Stop the practice of separating innocent children from their parents.

Stop this ridiculous round-up of people just trying to live life like we do, supposedly free.

on my bucket list....;

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5083716.pdf

This is taken from a forest service brochure online:

Garden of the

Gods

"Shawnee Hills took millions of years to form.

Rock formations and cliffs at Garden of the

Gods—

made of sandstone —

are about 320

million years

old. Long ago, parts of Illinois,

Indiana and Kentucky were covered by a giant,

inland sea. Then, great rivers carried sand and

mud to the sea, where it settled along the shoreline. Over time, the sediments turned into

layers of rock thousands of feet thic

k. At

Garden of the Gods, that rock is more than

20,000 feet thick —

about four miles deep.

Eventually, a great uplift occurred that

fractured the bedrock, exposing it to nature’s

erosive forces. Since then, windblown sand,

rain and freezing and thawing actions have

worn down the layers of sediment creating

beautiful rock formations at Garden of the

Gods. To find out more, read on-

site

interpretive signs.

Observation Trail

Observation Trail is a quarter-mile

-long-

interpretive trail that leads to areas on to

p of

the bluffs, which feature views of Shawnee

Hills and Garden of the Gods Wilderness.

You can see rock formations with names such

as Camel Rock, Table Rock and Devil’s

Smokestack. Observation Trail has some

short, steep grades and a few steps. However,

as a whole, the trail is not tiring. Caution:

High cliffs in the area.

Campground and PicnicAreas

Pharaoh Campground—

open year round —

features

12

campsites, tables, fire grills, toilets,

drinking water and trails. Nice views of the

Shawnee Hills can be

seen from the

campground and picnic areas. Pharaoh Picnic

Ground is open year round, as is the Observation

Area

. Overnight parking is

not allowed

Wilderness Trail System

Rocky streams, sheer cliffs, pine stands,

hardwood forest, trickling streams, rock

overhangs and scenic vistas are here. Spring

offers wildflowers and rushing streams. Autumn

offers beautiful fall colors and few insect pests.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5083716.pdf

Forest

Service

Shawnee National Forest

602 N. First Street, Vienna, IL 62995

618-

658-

2111

This excellent link has a good amount of info about Cherokee Trail of Tears:

www.fs.usda.gov/shawnee     08/2016

eddy spits out my old art again...

Thanks Bo!

"The only way we can survive as a nation, and as a people, and to have a just and peaceful society, is if we embrace that incredible tapestry and realize that our “tolerance” of those who do not look like us, sound like us, pray like us, or love like us is what fundamentally makes this nation the greatest on Earth."

 

Bo Wriston in a letter to the editor of Pburg,WVA newspaper