LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area

I was awake at 5:00 this morning in anticipation of my drive to Brown and Brown RV repair.  I must say that it was quite a journey.  Although only 32 miles away, it took me well over an hour to get there.  Just getting out of this campground was a big enough challenge.  The road is narrow with some sharp turns, and many overhanging trees.  I know I’ve added some new ‘pin striping’ to the sides and top of the rig.    Then there was Indiana route 10.  This two lane road has heavy truck traffic, and is in deplorable condition.  Things smoothed out a bit once I got into Illinois. 

 

Once I arrived, they went right to work taking pictures of the damage and trying to correct the mess with the awning.  I think it’s because I told them I lived full time in the rig, and couldn’t just leave it for them to work on at their leisure.  They initially said it would be a while before they could look at it.  Things rolled right along, and as I suspected, all the parts will need to be ordered.  Interestingly, they had to deploy the awning in order to get the correct part numbers.  The whole thing will need to be replaced.  Getting it out involved the use of a sledge hammer to move the awning cover back into place.  Then, two guys helped it unfold.  The new basement door will need to be ordered from Winnebago.  Within four hours, I was back to my site and setting up at Pioneer Family Campground.  Route 10 was just as miserable coming back as it was going with the added trauma of having eight oversized houses being moved in the opposite direction on a skinny road with no shoulder.  I really sucked it up and moved over as far as I could as each house passed.  It was nerve wracking, but I made it unscathed!

In the afternoon, I decided I had been sitting around this place long enough, and headed out to investigate La Salle Fish and Wildlife Area.  It’s only about 7 miles from here. 

Most of the area is used for hunting, but I did find some nice wetlands that seemed to popular for fishing.

Even though it was the middle of the afternoon, and not very good for viewing wildlife, I did find one cooperative great blue heron hunting for an early dinner.

This male house wren was singing his heart out as his mate tended the nest inside this box.  I’m thinking this would be a nice place to visit early in the morning.  I needed some time out in nature after the trials of the last month.  I’m so glad Emma and I took this little drive.

Most of the area surrounding the campground is farmland.  My guess is this is a soy bean field, but most fields are devoted to corn.

On the way back to the rig, I passed this farmhouse with Monday’s wash out on the line.  You know you’re in a rural area when you see wash hanging out.  It’s just not very common any longer in this country.  It brought back many memories of the clotheslines of my youth.  I wonder where the underwear was??

 

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy