Alcova

Heading out to Alcova to hunt for Pterosaur footprints. It is a short hike along the Cottonwood Creek Dinosaur Trail to the top of the ridge that affords wonderful views of the area. Along the way there are signs explaining the geology and fossil and, of course, pterosaur footprints.

There's footprints in them thar hills!

This is a fun trail to hike on but it can get hot, bringing some water is recommended.

Petrified ripples in the sand of a lake bottom

Looking for foot prints, seeing old trees.

Dead tree.

Lizard.

View from the trail.

Another view from the trail.

Jerusalem Cricket.

Hard to see pterosaur footprint.

The the tracks were hard to see but you could feel them quite well.

Another picture of the pterosaur track.

Alcova Reservoir-Rattlesnake Hills in the distance? as seen from the top of the ridge.

A view from the top of the ridge.

Another view of trail from top.

Looking at the ridge where the trail is.

Another view of the trail ridge from the picnic area.

Alcova Reservoir from our dinner table.

Rocks at the picnic area parking lot, yes this is the parking lot!

Balanced rock-in Illinois that would be a state park in itself.

Leaving on Cottonwood Road at sunset.

Sunset on Cottonwood Road.

Sunset on Cottonwood Road.

Sunset on Cottonwood Road.

What a beautiful end to a day filled with new sights.