Return from hiking - Part 1

I went hiking this weekend. It was originally going to be a beginner's backpacking trip, but we ended up day hiking. The place we went to wasn't set up well for backpacking and it was hot, and it was hard to find info. The place we went to is called Garden of the Gods, it is a part of Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. On the way back we also stopped by Cataract Falls in western Indiana.

I went to Cataract Falls back in the beginning of January, when there was a huge amount of rain. So it was neat to compare the waterfalls to now (when it's so dry).

This is the upper Cataract Falls today:


This is the upper Cataract Falls back in January:


This is the lower Cataract Falls today:


This is the lower Cataract Falls back in January:


I'll be uploading my Garden of the Gods photos overnight and will post a couple in the morning.