Hitting A Back Road, Is That A Dead Fish!?!

Hitting A Back Road

You never know what you'll find when you hit a gravel back road in McLeansboro, Illinois. It was a great day with nothing to do, so I loaded up my daughter, her friend, and my dog and we headed out for some back roads and fresh air.

A Tall Tale With Proof

On the way out we drove by this sign with a large fish carcass hanging from it. We joked about it being a scene strait out of a cliché horror movie, where their car breaks down in the country and the banjo starts playing. Definitely a catfish, this monster had to be nearly 30 lbs (13.6 kg) when it was caught! Someone was probably just so proud they had to show it off.

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April Is Awesome

We stopped at a bridge to explore and admire the country graffiti. You might think a bridge in the middle of nowhere wouldn't get graffiti, but you'd be wrong. I grew up in an area like this and as a teen, there wasn't much else to do other than boony cruising; just driving around the back roads drinking beer and finding a little places like this to congregate and party.

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Enjoying The Scenery

From this side, the creek barely looks big enough to bother with a bridge. Concrete under the bridge it forms somewhat of a damn which caused this imbalance.

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A common view from the gravel road as the evening gets late. Most of these roads have a similar view of sprawling fields separated by rows of trees, that frequently hide a small creek or natural water way. This particular area's farming are likely to be fields of corn, beans, or wheat.

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Thanks

Thanks for enjoying this miniature adventure in Southern Illinois with us!

• McLeansboro, IL
• Photographed August 18, 2017 by @soill
• Google Maps Location (Sign)
• Google Maps Location (Bridge)