Saturday, January 21, 2017

Taur-e-Ndaedelos

Taur-e-Ndaedelos

It's another foggy day, especial up on Brigham County Park, a small hill just east of Blue Mounds State Park. My wife & I had planned to attend a company party in La Crosse but some unfortunate family events curtailed that plan. After dropping off the kid on her overnight excursion at a friends house we quickly drove to the park with only an hour left on the clock. Don't ask me how, but we found the entrance to The Mirkwood Forest!
" 'Stick to the forest-track, keep your spirits up, hope for the best, and with a tremendous slice of luck you may come out one day and see the Long Marshes lying below you, and beyond them, high in the East, the Lonely Mountain where dear old Smaug lives, though I hope he is not expecting you.' " (Gandalf)

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Friday, January 20, 2017

Stewart Count Park - White Pines

Stewart Count Park - White Pines

It's another unseasonably warm day here in Mount Horeb. The tops of the ridge where we live is thick with fog. I had exactly 20 minutes of time before the kid was released from school early. I ran down to the park, threw on my cleats and wander up a trail I'd not seen before. Casting about for a second I realized I was standing in exactly the right place for a photo. I love this little thicket of white pines.

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Kill

The Kill

A Great Blue Heron captures a nice sized trout along the shore of the Tionesta River in Forest County, Pennsylvania.

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Foggy Winter's Thaw

Foggy Winter Thaw

It's a foggy winter thaw here in Mount Horeb.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Deer Park Buddhist Center & Monastery - Wild Turkey

Deer Park Buddhist Center and Monastery - Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Stewart County Park

Stewart County Park

It's a wet, sudden thaw here in Mount Horeb after a day of icy rain. On my way to the store I swung by the lake to have a quick look around. The trails are very icy, and there are streams of water flowing all over the place. I hear it may stay warm for a few weeks. These icy conditions should disappear. Hopefully soon.

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Trout Waters

Snow Bottom State Natural Area

Blue River is a class 2 trout stream in Grant and Iowa Counties near the Snow Bottoms Natural Area. The Blue River is a specifically named and codified as an Exceptional Resource Waters (ERW).

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