Muir Never Saw a Discontented Tree

“I never saw a discontented tree.  They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.”  ~John Muir Took this photo last fall at Pere Marquette State Park, near Grafton, IL.  What a wonderful evening trek it was.

Along the Great River Road

This weekend, we ventured along the Great River Road to Pere Marquette State Park to marvel at autumn’s fireworks.  This state park is just outside of Grafton, Illinois (motorcycle heaven) near the fork of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.  We took a relaxing hike in the woods among several trees including Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum),