A Bloy and his Blog

Taken at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.

Last Sunday I went for a hike at Cherokee Marsh. When I got to the section of trail that has a boardwalk, I couldn’t help but focus on the old, weathered boards.

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The City of Madison held an event today called Ride the Drive. They closed almost six miles of downtown streets to all vehicular traffic, and let the bicyclists have free reign for six hours.

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I also visited Copper Falls State Park while vacationing in Northern Wisconsin earlier this month.

The most scenic views of the park are along the Doughboys’ Nature Trail. Along that thick, wooded trail, you get great views of the deep gorges and park’s largest waterfalls.

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While camping last week, I took a couple of day trips to see nearby sights. One was to Lake of the Falls County Park in Iron County.

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Last week I was camping in the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, one of my favorite places to experience the outdoors.

read the rest of: Back in the great outdoors