Category: hobby
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cannonball
Went for a short walk along the Capitol City Trail and the Cannonball Path, two paved cycling/running/walking paths I’ve biked on often but have only rarely walked on. There’s an interesting little connecting path where the two mail paths pass close to one another, near Ashbourne Pond in Fitchburg. I don’t use it much when Read.
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wading
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to paddle or not to paddle
Events did not play out according to plan this week. I had hoped to meet up with several friends from high school for a campout in the north woods but the weather changed from iffy to rainy, so we made other plans that didn’t include being outside in the rain. However, my kayak was already Read.
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Hartman Creek State Park
I hung my hammock between two tall pines at Hartman Creek State Park, looking forward to a good night’s sleep and a view of the stars. Didn’t get either. Someone down the road had their radio going all night, so I drifted in and out of sleep to the tunes they shared with everyone else Read.
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Lake of the Pines State Campground
I spent the night at Lake of the Pines State Campground, in spite of the best efforts of a biblical swarm of mosquitoes to drive me away. Lake of the Pines is about a four-hour drive from Madison if you don’t stop. I stopped more than once, so it was more like four-and-a-half. I arrived Read.
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Morning Paddle 05-10-2025
I usually visit the UW-Madison arboretum every weekend, even if it’s for a short walk, and when I go, I like to stop by Big Spring and watch the water flow for a little while. It’s calming in a way that I don’t completely understand but I enjoy nonetheless. Today I visited Big Spring in Read.
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Evening Walk
I went for a walk through Edna Taylor park after work. At the far end of my walk, where the path loops through the playground behind Henderson Elementary School, I saw two Sandhill cranes walking across the lawn. As I got closer, I caught a reddish blur weaving between their legs. I’d never seen a Read.
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morning walk 4-26-2025
It was a good day for a morning walk through the UW-Madison arboretum. It started out cold, with temps in the forties, but a clear, sunny sky quickly warmed everything and by the time I left, about two hours after I arrived, temps were in the fifties. Very pleasant weather for a long, slow stroll Read.
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IAT Sauk Point Segment
After drinking my morning coffee Sunday morning, I dressed for a rainy day outside, jumped in the van with my backpack, and headed for the Sauk Point segment of the Ice Age Trail. There was rain forecast for the afternoon but it wasn’t supposed to arrive until one o’clock or later so I figured I Read.
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IAT Whitewater Lake segment
This was a very pleasant afternoon walk in the woods. Moderately easy, but still a satisfying hike over gently hilly terrain. I parked my van in the lot on Clover Valley Road and walked as far as Esterly Road, 2.8 miles, before turning back. I would have liked to go as far as Highway 12 Read.
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