Hoover Presidential Museum then Galena, Illinois - August, 2017, Final thoughts

We enjoyed an outstanding breakfast before leaving the Farmers' Guest House.  I knew when the cook was in the building that the food would be better.  It was good the first morning as well but much better the second.  We had delicious cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, bacon egg strata, and roasted potatoes.  I couldn't eat it all but our hosts very kindly packaged that cinnamon roll for me to take.  I also grabbed a couple of the homemade chocolate chip cookies for the trip.  Of course, it didn't take long for that cinnamon roll to disappear.  We had the cookies after lunch.

We've been home for several days.  I think the highlight of the trip was the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and neighborhood.  I knew nothing about this president but am now incredibly impressed.  Though he was president during a very difficult period, the number of things he did for our country (during his presidency as well as before and after) was amazing.

Galena is definitely a tourist destination.  It reminds me of Breckenridge, Colorado, and its downtown area. Tons of boutiques with everything you can imagine.  We did hit a few of those but not everything.

Galena floods occasionally to include about 3 weeks before we visited.  They have floodgates to stop the water from going into the downtown area.  These were on the path between our guest house and downtown.

We did not take advantage of the hiking paths that were available along the river.  Would I tell people to visit Galena?  Yes, but I think a day is about enough.  We did have a wonderful meal at Vinny Vanucchi's.  

We also really enjoyed our jaunt out to Chestnut Mountain Resort, a small ski area which would be a great place for a family.  In the winter, I can't imagine that there would be much to do besides skiing.  The resort looked nice and there were several restaurants available. 

It was a short trip but just what we needed.  We are back at home once again working on landscaping in our backyard.  We actually started all this landscaping last summer when we added a flower bed around the maple in our front yard and reseeded that lawn.  We are now completing the project.  Getting ready to seed the backyard.  Hopefully, things go well and next year we'll just be in maintenance mode.

Hope to see all of you next time.