Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery – Towing Silver: Kim Davison's Travels

I hit the road bright and early and continued making my way east.

A “brown sign” for the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie lured me off the Interstate. I’d always been curious about the concept of a Tallgrass Prairie.

I wanted to know just how tall the tallgrass was.

It was pretty tall.

That is some mighty tall grass!

Tucked in the grass were some lovely flowers. There were purple flowers,

…yellow flowers,

…light and dark purple flowers,

…these interesting white shapes,

…and these pale structures. Do you suppose they are seed pods?

Here’s a shot of more what I expected to see – grass seeds.

The purple flowers were my favorites.

As I left the park, I saw a sign for the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, the 117th national cemetery. I decided to pay my respects before jumping back on the Interstate.

I passed through the gate and followed the road around. The cemetery is 982 acres and will provide 400,000 burial spaces when it is fully developed.

The graves were well-tended, but I found it less than dignified that the veterans were buried by the high tension lines.

There certainly were a lot of graves and there was room for more.

I think it’s nice that there is room for a brief message in addition to the identifying information.

I also appreciate the fact that spouses are buried together. Minor dependent children and, under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial.