Midwestern US, US National Parks

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part II): touring the sea caves

Geologically speaking, the Apostle Islands were formed through glaciation and erosion. Over thousands of years during the last ice age, the glaciers advanced and deposited layer upon layer of sediment, and then carved out the enormous bowl that is now Lake Superior as they receded. In the years since, the constant action of the waves… Continue reading Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part II): touring the sea caves

Midwestern US, US National Parks

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part I): cruising Lake Superior

Until this roadtrip, Lake Superior was the one Great Lake I hadn’t seen from the ground. I’d flown over it before, so I had some comprehension of its immensity. But as I stood there on the lakeshore for the first time, I might as well have been gazing out over the vastness of the ocean.… Continue reading Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part I): cruising Lake Superior

Midwestern US, US High Points

On top of Wisconsin: Timm’s Hill

As our travel plans for 2023 began to take shape, it was beginning to seem as though it would be another year in which I maybe, possibly, hopefully squeezed in one single state high point. After only managing one high point in 2022 as well this was a little disappointing, but I had so many… Continue reading On top of Wisconsin: Timm’s Hill

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Eastward Bound (part I) – Montana to Indiana

August 10, 2012: Moving Day. I don't think it had hit me yet that I would be spending the next few years of my life in Connecticut. I'd never been there before. I'd never been anywhere in the northeast. All I had was warnings from various people that northeasterners are rude and everyone has a Boston… Continue reading Eastward Bound (part I) – Montana to Indiana