Timber Creek
Timber Creek runs through Funks Grove, in Central Illinois. It begins just a mile or so from my house, and ends where it empties into Sugar Creek, a creek that runs directly through Bloomington, Illinois. The course through Funks Grove is spectacular. You'd swear you weren't in Illinois, that's for sure. It's more like the Smoky Mountains or Vermont. It splashes and gurgles as it rushes past fallen trees, sand bars, and rocks in the stream bed. I've seen bobcat tracks at this location, along with countless whitetail deer, raccoon, and other wildlife tracks. The bird population is varied, and there are rare species of wildflowers here as well. This spring, this whole area was covered with bluebells. Now it is covered with leaves. And the stream still flows.
Timber Creek
Timber Creek runs through Funks Grove, in Central Illinois. It begins just a mile or so from my house, and ends where it empties into Sugar Creek, a creek that runs directly through Bloomington, Illinois. The course through Funks Grove is spectacular. You'd swear you weren't in Illinois, that's for sure. It's more like the Smoky Mountains or Vermont. It splashes and gurgles as it rushes past fallen trees, sand bars, and rocks in the stream bed. I've seen bobcat tracks at this location, along with countless whitetail deer, raccoon, and other wildlife tracks. The bird population is varied, and there are rare species of wildflowers here as well. This spring, this whole area was covered with bluebells. Now it is covered with leaves. And the stream still flows.