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When I left the road, I noticed two trail entries; I selected the one closer to the river. On the way back, I took a left-hand branch to see if it went to the other trail. It didn't - it went to this structure and ended (I bushwhacked back toward the river until I hit the original trail). I'm assuming this is a support for the older bridge which was indicated by what we saw from the current bridge.

I include it to give jyl an idea what our underbrush looks like away from the evergreen stands, and to show how old structures get buried (once the leaves are out again, this will be substantially less visible). Since this area was originally settled in the early 1800s, over 200 years ago, one can often stumble on old house or barn foundations, wells, fences, or whatever when in the woods.

And that's the end of the Allen Falls sojourn!
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dondi

Hmmm - I looked up Beaver Dam State Park on the DNR site (yes, I was disappointed there were no beaver dams). I think I'd have started on one with easy trails. I'm not sure what they mean by:
"The park's 4 miles of trails are moderate to difficult, and only one is a loop, so to prevent getting lost, itís best to pick up a trail brochure at the park office."

Around here, to be graded "difficult", a trail needs to involve steep climbs and/or uneven terrain. If that's the case, you need sturdy and tightly laced shoes, and I can strongly recommend a walking stick, which is a great help on uneven going, and particularly downhill.

Also bear in mind when choosing your trail that if you don't walk much, 4 miles is a significant exercise. And 4 miles of rough trail is a workout.

dondi

The first two steps are always the hardest - deciding you *can* do it, and deciding you *will* do it! Sounds like you're on your way! Looking forward to the pictures...

laurajane

Don, many thanks for the info you looked up about places to go on "trail walks" in Illinois. I really appreciate it! That info is so useful and already I have decided to go on a walk at Beaver Dam State Park.

dondi

Jyl is right; these are pretty conventional ferns (we have dozens of species of those, I can't differentiate or identify them). We have two insectivorous plants in the area - the pitcher plant and the sundew - but they frequent marshy areas and acidic bogs, and are much smaller (this wall is around 5' high, and the fern fronds are 10-12"). I have a picture of a pitcher plant at

http://www.jigidi.com/puzzle.php?id=K2ZSDCA2

and of both (in the same area 20 years ago) at

http://www.jigidi.com/puzzle.php?id=J5NHIFJC

radiojerry

Can't tell the size in this photo but if you have plants like this, then I won't argue. The Venus Flytraps are native to coastal North Carolina and are rather small.

jyl

Gee, Jerry, they look just like the sword ferns in my back yard! They grow on poor soil and spread if there's enough sun and rain. I believe Venus's fly traps are from the coasts of the Carolinas and have hairy, lobed leaves and are much smaller than those in this picture. My ferns are about 2' tall and the Venus's fly trap that I babysat was only about 6 - 8" tall.

radiojerry

Those look like bug-eating plants, similar to the Venus Flytrap, on top of the rocks.

pumpkinhead

There's something intriguing when one finds an old foundation (wall, fence, etc) along a trail. So many questions to be posed about the history. Jim is a good one for scouting out stone "remains".
This has been a wonderful hike, Dondi. Thank you.

jyl

Thanks, Don. This, except for the foundation of huge stones, looks just like the mixed forest I live in, right down to the sword ferns. ☺

RandyWI

Thank you for the background on this photo. Must have been a wonderful hike.

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