This past Sunday Sara and I once again got out on the trail for an afternoon hike, on the Ice Age Trail. We had finished the Scuppernog segment on our last hike and it was now time for the Eagle segment, which took us through mostly low-lands and beautiful prairie. It was a nice day and thankfully wasn't too cold. Since this segment was mostly prairie we were able to cover a lot more ground than we had been previously. Overall, we completed about 10 miles in three hours, which is about double what we had been doing; hooray for progress! I was surprised at how much color and beauty the prairie had to offer, even in the dead of winter. The beautiful and vibrant Red-Osier Dogwood against a hazy blue winter's sky was quite the treat for our eyes during our hike. Right when I didn't think it could get any better it started snowing some of the biggest and fluffiest snowflakes I've seen all year! It really was a magical experience. Unfortunately, we only had our phones with us to attempt to capture the beauty, but it was more an exercise in futility than anything. I'll be uploading a few pictures to the gallery page anyways, just for documentation and for anyone who might be interested, but I apologize in advance for the low-quality images from this segment of the Ice Age Trail! As always, thanks for reading and check back often, as I will updating the site often!
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Kyle
2/8/2015 10:49:53 am
The color of the dogwood really was spectacular
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Topher Mack
2/18/2015 03:08:12 am
They really do have some spectacular color, even better in person! Thanks for following our blog!
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