A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CANYON FLORA A beautiful sunset starts to

A beautiful sunset starts to develop as the colors begin to appear just above the horizon on this winter day at Wildflower Park

There are many common milkweed plants in this part of the park

I was excited that I was able to get some photographs of the coyote here and glad that I came out despite the gloomy weather

The lake isn't very big

A canoe sits idle along the banks of the Fox River with dame's rocket flowers on display

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CANYON FLORA A beautiful sunset starts toA beautiful view of a frozen 100 ft wildcat canyon falls. With the extreme cold temperatures of January and February, waterfalls form as the afternoon sun begins to melt the snowfall from the previous day only to have that snow and water freeze overnight as the temperatures drop to 9F to 0F creating impressive and colorful waterfalls at Starved Rock State Park. (687 3561)