Geocaching in Wisconsin
October 7-9, 2005

 

We headed out of town right away after work on Friday evening, and pulled into Wisconsin Dells just after 11:00pm. We stayed at the Indian Trail Motel.

Saturday we found some geocaches in Wisconsin Dells and then continued on to Madison, where we revisited some of our old hangouts. We also found several geocaches in the area before returning to our motel in Wisconsin Dells to sleep.

Sunday was spent gradually making our way homewards while stopping here and there to find more geocahes.

 
Relevant links: Geocaching
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Indian Trail Motel
Madison, Wisconsin
Norske Nook Restaurant

 

10-08-05: Julia signing the log after finding a geocache. (GCPAGQ)

10-08-05: Jonas reading the log while happily sitting inside a toy boat.

10-08-05: The nearby pirate who is guarding the cache.

10-08-05: 'Tis the season for very large, exploding mushrooms! (GC79B3)

10-08-05: Someone decided to get creative with this puffball mushroom (it wasn't us).

10-08-05: For some size perspective, here's Julia's foot.

10-08-05: State Street in Madison. Ah, the nostalgia! Julia is standing outside Gino's, an Italian restaurant.

10-08-05: Jonas inside Gino's, where we had a nice lunch.

10-08-05: Julia strolling through the park adjacent to Camp Randall. We were doing a very fun multi-cache. (GC22B8)

10-08-05: A view of Lake Mendota from Picnic Point in Madison.

10-08-05: The view of downtown Madison from Picnic Point. See the capitol building?

10-08-05: A close-up view of downtown.

10-08-05: A small, orange worm hanging from an invisible thread. Cool lighting!

10-08-05: Some interesting fungi growing on a log. (GCKBN4)

10-09-05: The old Dutch Mill Motel in Wisconsin Dells, where Julia's family used to stay when visiting Wisconsin Dells in the 80s. It's for sale!

10-09-05: The Dutch Mill Motel office and pool.

10-09-05: The Dutch Mill Motel cabins.

10-09-05: Wisconsin Dells' cowboy gangster muffler man.

10-09-05: Julia on a footbridge leading to a city park island in New Lisbon, Wisconsin. (GCM2MT)

10-09-05: Cool geologic formation at a wayside rest off I-90/94.

10-09-05: Another shot of the geologic wonder!

10-09-05: Jonas poses next to the stone formation. (GCGEPY)

10-09-05: A pretty flower and a bumblebee.

10-09-05: "See, we're going all the way up there!"

10-09-05: View from the top of a large hill near a rest area where we found a geocache. (GCE67)

10-09-05: Another view from the top of the hill.

10-09-05: Jonas standing near some iron-rich rocks!

10-09-05: The Norske Nook Restaurant in Hayward, Wisconsin. THE BEST PIE EVER!!!

10-09-05: Julia sitting on a bench on top of a very high hill in Elk Mound. We found a geocache nearby. (GCFDB)

10-09-05: Jonas on top of "The Little Castle."

10-09-05: The moon is visible above this tree.

10-09-05: Julia standing on top of "The Little Castle."

10-09-05: Can you see the bird in the nearby tree?

10-09-05: A close-up shot of the bird in the tree.

10-09-05: One of two benchmarks we found in the area.

10-09-05: The second of two benchmarks we found in the area.