After I took the photos in the previous gallery of Southern Illinois I found myself at Cave-In-Rock, which is a village in Hardin County, Illinois.

There is a state park there. It was getting dark and I was running out of gas. I checked into a cabin in the park over looking the Ohio River.

The principal feature of Cave in Rock is a 55-foot (17 m)-wide cave on the Ohio River. Cave-in-Rock was originally a stronghold for outlaws including the bandit Logan Belt, Philip Alston the Counterfeiter, the pirate Samuel Mason, and the Sturdivant Gang.

I took the above picture from the back deck of the cabin the next morning.

I have more photos from this trip that I will post in another gallery later.

Labels: Cave in Rock, Illinois, nature, Ohio River, scenery