Been trying to get to Pewit’s Nest, a small natural area west of Baraboo for about a decade, ever since I first learned about it.

Skillet Creek drops through a rocky gorge. Due to the bad lighting of this cloudy day, the photos don’t do it justice.

The rocky gorge is truly beautiful.

These geese made a lot of noise coming in for a landing.

Our main goal was to to walk the trails of Devil’s Lake State Park, Wisconsin’s largest and most popular state park. Amazingly, the park ranger that sold me the annual sticker for my car at the front entrance was a friend from high school who I hadn’t seen in over 50 years.

So we set off on the West Bluff Trail, with my work colleagues Mimi, Vicki, and Ashley.

Ashley helps her dog Lexi take a selfy (dogs are not very good at this sort of thing).

Some gorgeous views from the top of the bluffs.

This is the panoramic view.

Instead of circling the lake, we took the Tumbled Rocks trail back along the western shore, and then hiked through the woods for awhile.

Over 8 miles walking today, and lots of natural beauty!