My friend Tom thought Trail Tuesday was a terrific idea. So last Tuesday we met at his house in Dodgeville and drove over to Governor Dodge State Park. Having driven by this area, even biked by it, I’ve seldom visited Governor Dodge. We were in for a pleasant surprise.
Governor Dodge has lots of trails. We started with the short trail down to Stephens Falls, which we had both visited previously. Right now, admittedly, an unimpressive waterfall. (more…)
I had a tentative breakfast appointment this morning with Mr. Sun at Gibralter Rock State Natural Area. Later I discovered Mr. Sun was waiting for me back home. Sigh. Nonetheless, the views were spectacular, as always, and the fresh air was invigorating.
Gibralter Rock is part of the Ice Age Trail, just north of Lodi in Columbia County.
Feeling the need to get out and get away on a fall Saturday, we were attracted to the Fall Family Fun Drive at Old World Wisconsin, a State of Wisconsin Historic Site. OWW is one of Wisconsin’s historic gems, historic homes and farms from the first generation European immigrants collected from around the state, then restored and preserved at this one location in southeastern Wisconsin. We’ve been there several times, one of my favorite memories is a base ball game we attended a decade or so ago, played according to 19th century rules and conventions (when they spelled it with two words).
Usually when we’ve visited OWW we do a lot of walking, or at least catch the tram that travels between sites. But OWW’s Fall Family Fun Drive allowed us to drive the gravel road between the settlements and keep our distance from the other folks.
Having completed the Badger Trail from Madison south to Freeport, and the Military Ridge Trail from Dodgeville to Madison in recent years, I had a plan for the Glacial Drumlin Trail. But it involved the Milwaukee Brewers and completing the link between Madison and Cottage Grove. That final link may not happen for awhile yet.
So when some friends invited me to go with them on, maybe, the last big bike ride of the year, I said YES. We ventured out from Cottage Grove on a gorgeous Friday morning.
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