| Date: | Thursday, August 21, 2003 |
| Today's Route: | Henry Harbor Landing, Il to Hardin, Il |
| Today's Mileage: | 174 |
| Total Mileage: | 331 |
| Hours for the day: 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM | 17 1/2 hours |
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The Illinois River, just north of Peoria. |
The Illinois River, just north of Peoria. |
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Part of the old lock system from the 20's. |
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| LaGrange Lock & Dam, Versailles, Il - 10' Lift. In at 4:25 PM and out at 5:55 PM. |
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Much of the Illinois River was industrial in nature. |
Much of the Illinois River was industrial in nature. |
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| River tug ahead of us with their spotlight. 10:15 PM. It was never our intention to travel at night, however, places to pull in to fuel up and spend the night were few and far between. We really didn't have a lot of choices. |