First Sun

The Mississippi River valley is very quiet early in the morning, with only the occasional boat motor from passing early morning fishermen disturbing the silence. This is especially true when you’re high up on the bluffs over the east bank of the river, in the Mississippi Palisades State Park near Savanna, IL, waiting for the sun to finally get high enough in the sky to eliminate the shadows down below. Then suddenly, the occasional passing boat motor is drowned out by a sound approaching from the north, a steady rumble growing louder. And then, a BNSF freight train pops out from around the curve to the north, and into the first hint of morning sunshine making its way through the green forests.

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