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How rude!
As I hiked along the trail, I heard a loud, scolding “chit-chit… chi-chit” in the tree above. How rude of me to interrupt this little guy’s lunch! Sorry, buddy. Just a few snaps, and I’ll let you eat in peace.
View more →Through a forest, darkly
Fallison Lake Trail near Sayner, Wisconsin.
Back in the land of pines and lakes
I spent last week on a camping vacation in northern Wisconsin. Wish I could’ve brought some of the fresh, pine scented air back home with me.
View more →Scenes from a chilly hike
40°F at Picnic Point yesterday (20 degrees below normal). I was grateful for the sunshine though.
View more →Winter nature walk
“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks.” – John Muir
Amazed by the Black Lagoon
I took a camping vacation last week in Northern Wisconsin, where I had to visit my favorite spot in the whole state: The Black Lagoon on the Star Lake Nature Trail [PDF]. I must have hiked that trail and visited that spot at least a couple dozen times, but every time I see it, I am just as amazed as I was the first.
View more →Up and up and up the trail
It was a warm morning when I hiked up the trail to the top of Brady’s Bluff (the highest point in Perrot State Park).
View more →Chilly hike at Devil’s Lake
Went hiking at Devil’s Lake State Park today. The wind and the temps were a bit cold, but the scenery was worth it.
View more →The feather
While out on a hike, I noticed a feather on the trail and picked it up. From some kind of sparrow maybe?
As I walked along the trail carrying the feather, I pondered how much of its existence was spent flying through the air. When I got to the trail’s observation tower, I thought it would be appropriate to put the feather back in the sky where it belonged (well, as high as I could place it). So I left it perched on the railing of the tower.