Excursion Day 5 – Springfield to Chicago

Our first stop on Thursday was the Moraine View State Park in Illinois on our path to Chicago. (See: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R3/Moraine.htm ) where we went on a 3 hour hike around the lake before we continued up to Chicago. After settling into our motel we took the train downtown and had a good look at the skyscrapers and then went up to the Skydeck on the "Willis Tower" formerly known to many (and myself) as the "Sears Tower". The crowds were amazing but the views were even more so! What beautiful scenery up there from there. (http://theskydeck.com/)