My first morning in Illinois was stunning. I have started getting up early to beat the heat. As the sun was rising the morning dew was turning into mist and rising. The sight of this was enough to tell me that my time in Illinois was going to be good, if a little brief.
Drivers would beep their horns as they passed me by, but this time around it was to wave and show their support, it was an incouraging change. The landscape has openned up considerably since crossing the Ohio River and I now have this new sense of freedom as well as a more defined tan line.
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