An Inkling About the Inklings

I discovered C.S. Lewis in high school and added J.R.R. Tolkien to my pantheon of great English writers in college. Somewhere along the line I developed the urge to visit Oxford to see where those two used to hang out with the rest of the Inklings. It helps to work for an organizations that has an office in Oxford, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. I wouldn’t say that was the main reason I took this job three years ago, but it was a factor. Earlier this year myself and two colleagues went to Oxford for meetings and I took about 350 photos as I wandered around town between meetings. Presented here are the photos involving C.S. Lewis, other photos will be shared later.

White Horse Pub & Blackwell's Bookshop
I downloaded a C.S. Lewis walking tour from the internet, which was a great help. It started on Broad Street, in the middle of Oxford, at Blackwell Bookshop and White Horse Inn.

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Ice Aging Janesville

Adding a few more miles to my Ice Age Trail Travelogue, today I joined the trail in Janesville.

The neat thing about the Ice Age Trail in Janesville is that it intersects with Janesville's extensive network of recreational trails.

The neat thing about the Ice Age Trail in Janesville is that it intersects with Janesville’s extensive network of recreational trails. So I was able to bike 20 miles and walk one mile. It’s not exactly at the halfway mark of the trail.

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Beckman Mill County Park

In my younger days, when we lived on a farm, I always enjoyed the chance to go with a truckload of grain to the mill in town.  That mill ran on electricity. Earlier mills built by the first European settlers ran on water power and one of those mills has been restored and is open for visitors in a Rock County park just west of Beloit.

First stop is the Creamery, which serves as the Visitors Center and souvenir store.

First stop is the Creamery, which serves as the Visitors Center and souvenir store.

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