This farm near Carlyle, Illinois looked simply idyllic in the glow of the summer sunset as I was driving through rural Illinois.
The fort replicating the temporary home of Lewis and Clark before their very long hike stands in Hartford, Ill. near the Mississippi River. The real fort is long gone, of course, and the exact location remains something of a historical controversy among locals. This replica stands on the grounds of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Site, and recently held some damage due to storms. But at sunset, you can almost imagine it's 1804.
There is no place I would rather be than Illinois in the fall. The clean, crisp air, festivals and tangy apple cider, the cornfields turned golden before the winter comes. I could spend every fall driving around Illinois' rural fields and taking pictures against the skies, if I didn't have to get some work done.
Belvedere Castle in Central Park dates back to 1865, and was intended solely to look cool, or so claims its website. It is now used as a weather monitoring station, and prime sightseeing spot in New York City.
