{"id":19940,"date":"2022-01-15T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=19940"},"modified":"2022-01-15T12:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T18:29:51","slug":"hiking-at-starved-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/uncategorized\/hiking-at-starved-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking at Starved Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After lunch in the dining room, we headed out for St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock at about 2:30 in the afternoon.  It was cold, in the 20s, but the sun was shining which was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was funny to start out on this trail which we&#8217;d done a few times before, because we saw exactly nobody all the way to St. Louis Canyon.  Here&#8217;s a short video of the first little fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xInhkCpcH6Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the view down Sac Canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d13.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d13-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It only took us a half hour to reach St. Louis Canyon, and there was a couple at the falls when we got there, but they were moving off.  I remember getting pretty warm when hiking this trail in the summer and fall, and it was great not to get overheated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d14.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d14-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d seen photos of completely frozen falls at the different canyons and it was cool to see both icicles and falling water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zu6PJnRBl_o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yay, hiking in winter!  I wouldn&#8217;t want to try it with snow on the ground, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d15.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d15-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19944\" width=\"541\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d16.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d16-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved this picture of Kevin with the glowing rock behind him as we headed back out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d17.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d17-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we looked down at Sac Canyon again we both felt vertigo because of the swoopy striations in the rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d18.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/d18-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn&#8217;t a really long hike, but a great one.  I think we might have seen maybe ten people the entire time.  On our hikes there at other times of year there were many, many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hike gave us an appetite for another great meal in the dining room.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, here at home today, it&#8217;s cold and windy and we had our very first snowfall of the winter.  It was supposed to be 2 or 3 inches, but there was only a smattering of snow.  It did rain for quite a while last night before it started to snow, so I wonder if it&#8217;s slick and treacherous out there?  I hope to stay inside for most of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ok then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. January Hughes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After lunch in the dining room, we headed out for St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock at about 2:30 in the afternoon. 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