I have been up at a conference in Door County – that’s the little peninsula that juts out from the rest of Wisconsin into Lake Michigan. It’s beautiful here, and I took a couple hikes yesterday to enjoy it.
Walk One:
Date: July 15, 2016
Location: Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin
Length: 2.6 Miles
Who: Sarah
Walk Two:
Date: July 15, 2016
Location: Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin
Length: 2.9 Miles
Who: Sarah
Walk One: I took a hike on the Skyline Trail in the Park. It was a nice, mostly easy walk.This was a random tennis court in the woods. Seriously, no roads to it. With a name like Skyline Trail, you knew there would eventually be a view.Walk Two: I made up a loop trail hike along several trails – one of which was the Eagle Trail. As you can see, nature eventually takes back nature.Part of the hike took me along the shores of Lake Michigan. These trees and their roots were so cool.Pretty stairs.
There were a bunch of the trees overgrowing the signs – and a couple I suspected had completely covered the sign (but, not being able to see the sign, I was unsure). I expected the park to be far more crowded than it was. Even on the weekend, it was quite pleasant and uncrowded.
Unfortunately, with the heat this weekend, we’re lucky that we have gotten our mile in. Choppy comes home and basically collapses on the cool floor (though she still has enough energy to get up and get her treat as soon as I get to the treat closet/pantry).
The Civilian Conservation Corps – it was a program during the Depression where jobless men worked in places like National Parks to improve them. There are a huge number of parks here in the U.S. that benefited from their efforts.
Oh cool, I thought it might be something like that 🙂 a great idea. I suspect Australia had something similar but I don’t know what the program was called, will have to research!
Travels with Choppy 
What a beautiful walk! Love the view. The tree overgrowing the sign is priceless.
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There were a bunch of the trees overgrowing the signs – and a couple I suspected had completely covered the sign (but, not being able to see the sign, I was unsure). I expected the park to be far more crowded than it was. Even on the weekend, it was quite pleasant and uncrowded.
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Good to see those walks nudging 3m again! Well done! 🙂
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Unfortunately, with the heat this weekend, we’re lucky that we have gotten our mile in. Choppy comes home and basically collapses on the cool floor (though she still has enough energy to get up and get her treat as soon as I get to the treat closet/pantry).
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The tennis court in the middle of no where is interesting, to say the least. Love these pictures.
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It was definitely not what I expected to run across in the woods!
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Beautiful walks in nature – the birdsong must have been a nice accompaniment. 🙂 Too bad Choppy missed it.
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She really would have loved it – next year I am going to plan ahead so we can take her.
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And no cat! 😉
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That may be her fave part of the days she comes to work with me!
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You must have missed your companions! The stairs look really nice there in the woods. Perfect! Talented person who made those.
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I think they were made during the Depression by the CCC – so many wonderful places I have been come courtesy of them.
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Lovely walks in nature 🙂
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They were great walks – nice to get out to somewhere new for a walk!
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Ah yes 🙂
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So beautiful and I love the stone stairs – who were the CCC? 🙂
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The Civilian Conservation Corps – it was a program during the Depression where jobless men worked in places like National Parks to improve them. There are a huge number of parks here in the U.S. that benefited from their efforts.
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Oh cool, I thought it might be something like that 🙂 a great idea. I suspect Australia had something similar but I don’t know what the program was called, will have to research!
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Let me know if you find out what it was – it will be a fun piece of knowledge to tell people when I am there again!
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