Last year we explored the Devil's Lake area and they introduced me to Parfrey's Glen. We explored Pewitt's Nest. I only live an hour and a half from these places but it seems even with best intentions, I don't get back during the summer.
Saturday we started our hiking tour out with Duward's Glen. The Glen is retreat and conference center. If you are looking for a spiritual getaway, this would be the place.
We followed the creek that runs through it and explored. It was very peaceful and the sound of running water was beautiful.
In spots winter was still trying to hang on despite the warm temperatures.
We even found a frog. I don't ever recall finding or seeing one in February. But there he was.
I don't know why but I found one of the moss covered walls simply interesting. I tried a long exposure with it to see if I could get 'streaks' of water. Water was coming down the rock and dripping off the moss.
It just looked like the moss was leaking water.
Maybe I just loved all of that green!
This area of Wisconsin is very unique. Here is a child in the photo with the 'canyon' wall behind her.
We piled in the vehicles and headed over to the Natural Bridge State Park.
I live in the driftless area of Wisconsin and enjoy some very wonderful rock formations in our area. I had yet to see this rock bridge that was formed by Mother Nature.
The hike to the bridge was not very far, but I can see that the forest and the surrounding rock formations will be more interesting to me in the early spring when the hepatica, blood root, and spring beauties will blossom.
I found it disturbing that despite the sign that explicitly asks people NOT to climb on this rock formation, kids and young adults were doing just that.
Or my other pet peeve. Letting your pet run loose when you are supposed to keep it on a leash.
We spent time looking at the lichen on the rocks ...I was trying to see if I could do a decent macro shot with my 40-150mm lens for the Oly camera.
A tripod would have helped and I carry one, but tend to skip it unless I am shooting a longer exposure of water.
Moss sending up new shoots into the sunlight.
And the cedar trees that grew in these rock formations just fascinated me with their shapes.
I did a hand held exposure bracketing with the Oly. I really like this tree. I think I took several shots of it.
The two girls helped me set up Doe, Bo, Wild Troll, Stinky, and Dino for some photos before we left the Natural Bridge State Park.
Bo and Stinky try to have an important conversation with Doe and Dino. Dino insists that he is a nice guy and only wants to date Doe. "See," he says, "I can be a veggan!"
Wild Troll looks on and thinks about weeds. He is a happy Troll.
The family I went with consist of the mom who was one of my Horseless Horse students in 4H many years ago. She and her husband and I have been friends ever since.
Now I get to enjoy hiking with them and their children.
More on our last stop for the day in another blog. I'm not giving this place's location away. The hike in and out is challenging to say the least. But as we found out, it was extremely worth it.
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