The stone is older than the word for old. A new Nature Made essay on Garden of the Gods, southern Illinois — geology, the Shawnee, Emerson, and one small figure on the rock. Garden of the Gods https://blueribbonteam.com/blog/2026/04/06/garden-of-the-gods/ #NatureMade #GardenOfTheGods #ShawneeNationalForest #Illinois