Kankakee River State Park

Today I dragged the kids to the Kankakee River State Park for a while. It was cool and humid and there was mud everywhere. Plus, we were bombarded by gnats. But this time of year, it's overwhelmingly green. These two photos (above and below) are actually the Rock River.



We usually go to the spot where the Kankakee and Rock Rivers join. Sometimes the river overflows its banks, like last year. But this year, the river looks a little low to me. I have some other pictures I didn't include here that show the roots of big old trees that sit right on the water's edge.



This is a spot where the kids like to go and throw rocks in the water. It's under a small wooden bridge. There's also a really big pedestrian bridge over the rock river. That bridge always freaks Jeremy out because it moves when you walk over it.



Today everything was quiet and grey on the Kankakee.