HANGING OUT ON A LIMB FLATTOP MOUNTAIN I reached the trailhead before

I reached the trailhead before 5:00 am

A song sparrow enjoys the warmth of the early morning sun as it looks out over Wildflower Prairie on this beautiful spring day at Wildflower Park

A recent snowfall covers this prairie landscape with box elder trees catching the snow on their branches that line the banks of Eakin Creek West at Wildflower Park

An early morning dusting of snow in Northern Illinois brings a beautiful winter scene to this prairie landscape with a charismatic peachleaf willow tree standing tall alongside the trail and among the wetland cattails at Wildflower Park

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HANGING OUT ON A LIMB FLATTOP MOUNTAIN I reached the trailhead beforeAn overnight freezing rain storm engulfs the landscape as frozen crab apples cling to their stems looking like frozen candies at Wildflower Park. (625 513)