Ride by the River

With all of the rain lately, the Illinois River is starting to flood.  It is predicted to crest on Saturday at 25.5 feet, which will put in in the top 20 historic crests of the river here.  With the Steamboat Festival running Thursday through Saturday, the city is taking measures to contain the flooding.  Tonight, Katie and I biked around by the riverfront to look at the preparations, which include a sort of wall of sand in canvas with a triangular cross-section..  We also saw lots of fireflies along the walking and biking trail in the grassier areas away from the downtown.