April 15th, 2017 ~ (Full Album Here) Went on a photography meetup to Bluff Spring Fen. It’s a preserve that the only way to get entry to it, is through a cemetery. The following excerpt is taken from the meetup site: “Surrounded by industrial neighbors in the westernmost part of Cook County—and once a dumping site and gravel quarry itself—160-acre Bluff Spring Fen is named for its rare fen, a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich springs. The spring water stays a constant 50 degrees, so streams flow year-round, supporting an unusual assortment of plants and animals adapted to these steady, alkaline conditions. The fen itself is surrounded by a patchwork of wetlands, prairies, savannas and woodlands, including several kames, gravelly hills left by the glaciers. With the only entrance to this hide-away through the winding roads of Bluff City Cemetery, tranquility is as plentiful as the birds. This Illinois Nature Preserve is part of a larger 225-acre area of green space managed by the City of Elgin, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.”
Please enjoy the small slideshow below, or preferably, go to the full album here, to see the photos in higher resolution and in its their entirety.
