May 29th 2009
Off we drove to Cach River, located in Belknap. This is near Vienna. We traveled deep into the woods and parked the car. The can of bug spray was heavily used. We hiked about a half a mile or so when we came to a bridge. It was a truss bridge that crossed the Cache river and part of Muddy river. An amazing area awaited us just around the corner. A floating boardwalk took us into the middle of Heron pond. It was like being in the middle of a Louisiana Bayou. Plenty of Tupelo and Cypress trees filled this interesting and beautiful wetland. After the mosquitos and deer spotting on our way out of the woods, we decided to travel another 3 miles in the car to the Cache River Basin Winery and did some tasting and bought another bottle of wine. It was a white wine called Niagara and it tasted very pleasant. More wine tasting was necessary so we went to Shawnee Winery in nearby Vienna. More tasting and another purchase. Razzle Dazzle was our poison...a raspberry flavored sweet wine. On to Metropolis, home of Superman. Statue, murals, and giftshop and museum. This is the only city in the country named METROPOLIS and dedicated to Superman.
Illinois' oldest state park is called Fort Massac. It features a replica of the fort built in 1794. It is one of five former French forts in the Illinois park system. Kincaid mounds were our next stop. This was a sizable prehistoric Native American settlement, dating back nearly 1,000 years. However, 4 miles of gravel road to get there was a little annoying. Final stop was the General Store in Bay City where I got a bottle of coke and a moon pie. Oh yeah! That's it for day four!
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