Amazing Frozen Waterfalls in Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa Canyon

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Starved Rock State Park is in Utica, Illinois. The park is about 2 hours away from Chicago.

My favorite times to visit, in order, are Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Summer is too crowded and the waterfall flows are typically minimum.

I was fortunate to have this woman and her two dogs show up when I was there. I asked to stand still and she did. I like the pink booties on one of her dogs.

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Backlighting though the ice creates these nice blue-green colors. We used cross country skies to get into this location. Most people walk.

Here is an image of my wife Liz and I from the same location.

Nearby – Matthiessen State Park Images

Matthiessen State Park is very close and well worth a visit.

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