Illinois:

The Southern Midwest route will continue into Illinois, the "Prairie State". The hilly terrain is in an area known as the Illinois Ozarks and contains nearly 300 miles of the ADT.

For general Illinois Information check out: Illinois: States of the ADT

The Geography of Illinois: http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/il_geography.htm

History of Southern Illinois: http://www.egyptianaaa.org/SI-History.htm

Wabash River: http://www.indianaoutfitters.com/wabash_river.html

New Haven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven,_Illinois

Shawneetown: http://www.historyillinois.org/frames/markers/276.htm

Saline River: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/recreation/fishing/riverstreams/saline/

Shawnee National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/

Pounds Hollow Recreation Area:

River to River Trail: http://users.midwestmail.com/nightlife/cdalerocks/treasures/05RivertoRiver.html

http://cewalter.tripod.com/id71.htm

Garden of the Gods Wilderness: http://www.backpackcamp.com/GardenOfTheGods.html

Lusk Creek Canyon National Natural Landmark: http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/Illinois/NNL/LCC/index.cfm

Eddyville: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddyville,_Illinois

Sand Cave: http://cewalter.tripod.com/id90.htm

Millstone Bluff: http://www.shawneelink.net/~fayebow/sih/ill_027.html

Tunnel-Hill Rail Trail: http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/tunnelhill-IL.html

Ferne Cliff State Park: http://www.siu.edu/~outdoors/ferne.html http://www.bkcave.com/Trips/IL/Ferne.htm

Hawk's Cave: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/FERNE.HTM

Illinois Ozarks: http://www.ozarkvacation.com/illinois/

Mississippi Delta: http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/maps/map_area.htm

Giant City State Park: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/GC.HTM

Makanda: http://www.makandatradingcompany.com/makanda.html

Alto Pass: http://www.communitylinkcafe.com/maps/unioncountyil/altopass/mainmap_main.htm

Bald Knob Wilderness Area: http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=4487

Clear Springs Wilderness: http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Clear%20Springs%20Wilderness

Grand Tower: http://users.stlcc.edu/jangert/grndtwr/grndtwr.html

Mississippi River: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

Fort de Chartres: http://www.state.il.us/hpa/hs/DeChartres.htm

Cahokia: http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/pre/htmls/m_sites.html

Chester: http://www.chesterill.com/ http://www.chesterillinois.com/

Old Kaskaskia: http://www.prairieghosts.com/kaskaskia.html

Fort Kashkaskia: http://www.state.il.us/HPA/hs/Kaskaskia.htm

Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/northamerica/culture/plains/modoc.html

Prairie du Rocher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_du_Rocher,_Illinois

Metro East Levee Trail: http://www.trailnet.org/oldsite/trails.html#melt

Eads Bridge: http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/IDOT/idot16.htm