I am packing for a week on the road with my oldest son, Ian. We will spend a few days fishing and sightseeing in southern Wisconsin using Wyalusing State Park as our base camp. I should mention the culinary hijinx as well. Of all the wonderful State Parks we have here in cheeseland, Wyalusing is on my top 3, list. A bonus for me will be down and back on Hwy 35, aka the Great River Road. I never tire of a good, slow wander along the spine of the upper Mississippi River. Small river towns, parks, pull-offs a-plenty and gorgeous scenery. As an added bonus for this trip, the lunar eclipse will occur while we are there. Wyalusing has an astronomic observatory! Lovely. I'll post some photos...
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.
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Have fun!
Some how, I did not know that a lunar eclipse was coming, when is it?
July 27th
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/total-lunar-eclipse-2018-how-watch-july-blood-moon-live-ncna894506
Tom
Aptos, California
2015 LG Silver Shadow
2012 Ford Edge Sport TV
Thank you! Will check if we are in the area, but so far, even if so, forcast is for clouds and moogy wheater up til saturday.
Photos...
On site and on task.
The view is second to none. 500 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers...
A giant river tugboat in a field. Weird is my favorite. Always search out the weird...
More to come...
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.
@WilliamA ok, so this gets my attention and curiosity.
Do you have a name for that tug boat? I would like to do a little resarch on it.
Thanks!
Tom
Aptos, California
2015 LG Silver Shadow
2012 Ford Edge Sport TV
@LuckyJ,
My son and I pored over our photos and believe the boats name to be the "L. Wade Childress".
I have heard one story about it and will write it up when I get a chance but I'm sure there are more. The short version is it was purchased down south, refloated and moved to Wi. To be a restaurant. Sadly, we couldn't board it...
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.