So this weekend was Brad's mini break between finals and boards. We decided we wanted to go hiking, but only had a couple hours between soccer and the ward talent show to do so. We found a nature center less than 1/2 hour away and decided to scope it out. The nature center had different little loops that would take you to different habitats (meadow, woodland, marsh, beach). We ended up hiking almost ever loop they had, but it made for a fun hike. The most exciting part was finding the wildlife, as we said to each other on the hike who knew we would actually see wild turkeys in our lifetime. The only time we saw turkeys growing up was thanksgiving. We know living out here that they have a lot more moisture than back west, and this is included in the hiking as we had to wade around mud puddles every 20 feet in the trail.
We saw frogs,
wild turkey,
a deer,
sleeping ducks,
turtles,
and birds.
There were also lovely flowering trees every once in a while that smelled wonderful.
With so many loops we were always hitting slits in the trail and having to decide which direction to go.
Here is my way of crossing the mud puddles and Brads way.
We found this random door and decided to explore the secret forest on the other side.
One of the many towers they have so we could see the view over the trees.
Brad showing off his rock skipping skills.
We saw frogs,
wild turkey,
a deer,
sleeping ducks,
turtles,
and birds.
There were also lovely flowering trees every once in a while that smelled wonderful.
With so many loops we were always hitting slits in the trail and having to decide which direction to go.
Here is my way of crossing the mud puddles and Brads way.
We found this random door and decided to explore the secret forest on the other side.
One of the many towers they have so we could see the view over the trees.
Brad showing off his rock skipping skills.
6 comments:
Wow, that was a lot of wildlife!! You guys make Wisconsin look so fun!
By the way...I can't believe Brad is already taking boards! Time flies. Wish him luck from us!
Cute picture of you two on the beach! Awesome you got to see so much "WILDLIFE" as Shad likes to yell. :) Nice that Brad got to get out and about with you, a nice break from studying!
We miss you guys like crazy... I don't know how I'm going to bear a summer without you two!
That looked such a pretty hike! How Cool~!
when i just looked at the photos (without reading the blurb at the beginning), i thought that was a such a bigger deal than it is. but way cool.
These pictures are AWESOME - what a beautiful place! (And a great photographer!) My puddle-crossing style is like yours. Isn't it amazing when you don't live in a desert that there are places like that so close?
What a fun hike! Your pictures make me want to put a random door in our yard one day. :)
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