Admist, the shore of Cox Lake stands one lone tree bursting with color. Jimmy and I happened upon our first sighting of fall on Sunday while hiking at Gov. Dodge State Park. The tree was very beautiful standing by itself among the green trees.
Our day trip to Dodge Park was fun. We hiked, took pictures and got lost. We made a 2 mile mistake that I blame on Jimmy and that he blames on me. Well, truth is, we both read the sign wrong, turned left when we should have turned right and ended up walking 2 miles out of the way.
Some history on Dodge Park: For those who don't know, most of southwestern Wisconsin is hilly, I won't go as far as mountainous but it looks very similar to the Wilkesboro area of North Carolina.
Why is this section of Wisconsin hilly and the rest of the state and mid-west flat?In the last Ice Age four glaciers covered the midwest and for some quirk of nature did not cover southwestern Wisconsin. The glaciers basically mowed down all hills and mountains from Canada to Kansas moving rocks and making everything flat, except for a section of my new state. Because the glacier did not touch this area the park has some of the oldest land, 450 million years old to be exact. (according to a brochure I read)
Well that is your geography lesson for the day. I will keep you updated on the fall color.
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Keep the fall pictures coming please so I can live vicariously through you. No fall here in Florida!
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