Ferne Cliff & Log Cabin

With Cathy in town we decided to go to Ferne Cliff for a little hiking, of course we had to go through several options before deciding on where to go.  We did the Big Rocky Hollow and Rebman trails.  Of course with Southern Illinois in midst of a moderate to severe drought none of the waterfalls were flowing and none of the creeks were moving.  There was a little water in some of the creeks.  Weather was great and the trails weren't too crowded and it was nice to hike again.  
Afterwards we went to the Log Cabin in Marion.  Their special was a rueben with fries and I was tempted but went with a chopped steak with mushrooms and onions and a side salad.  Lisa got a BLT, Mike got his usual burger while Debbie got the special and Cathy got a ribeye but they were out so they subbed a flank steak.  Everyone else got the homemade chips.  My chopped steak was closer to well done than to medium but was still good and I loved the mushrooms and onions.  I looked like soup with a big piece of meat in the middle and was close to a salisbury steak type dish.  The chips were thicker than most places and I really like the ones I had, surprisingly Mike did too since he's a thin and crispy person.  Everyone seemed to like their order but I should have stayed with the rueben, it looked fantastic.