From the Indiana border on the east to the Mississippi River and St. Louis on the west, Route 50 in Illinois passes over 164 miles of rich, fertile earth.
There are things that grow in that earth:
And as time passes, things return to that earth:
Route 50 also changes over time:
But some things endure:
And some things are … timeless?
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Map at the top of the page from Google Maps.
Photos by the author.