"Fort Defiance ,Illinois" Illinois by Xefian

I actually know very little about Illinois ,but once a year or so I travel from my home in West Virginia to my dads home in Arkansas. I cross the Mississippi River at Fort Defiance ,Illinois...This is the most Southerly portion of this fair sized state,and is where the Mississippi River and Ohio River Come together. IT'S A LOT OF WATER...A mile or so from Cairo,Illinois ...where a little country road (RT.60) from Paducah ,Kentucky crosses first the Ohio into Illinois (one is in the state for perhaps 300 meters ) then crosses the Mississippi into Missouri. Three states in five minutes....anyway ...theres a little roadside park at the confluence of the two rivers in that 300 meters or so in Illinois...one can observe the giant barges that regularly ply these waters....and see why this area of the USA took Mark Twains fancy and imagination...Very cool spot