Today we went to Big Falls (which was more like a dam) and Eau Claire Dells county park. It was also the day of the animals. We saw all kinds of critters today. There were 2 fawns in a field, a bald eagle in it's nest, a turkey on the side of the road, some cranes in a field, a woodchuck (or woodchuck like creature) and lots of hawks riding the breeze hunting. I also had my first (almost literal) run in with a dog. Ed scared it up and then it ran right up to the edge of the road. Let me tell you, that'll get your heart going at 55 MPH!
Big Falls was really pretty. The water was flowing quite fast from all the rain lately. Riding around up there was pretty scenic as well, there were a lot of large rocks and large trees.
Eau Claire dells was flowing fast as well. It was surprisingly dead for a hot summer Saturday around noon. It was nice that it wasn't crowded because we got to climb around more and take more pictures without anyone really getting in our way. On the way back we rode through Stevens Point. There were some roads we took on the way back that were almost like being on a roller coaster - 3 or 4 sequential smaller hills with twists & turns. The weather was perfect (maybe a little warm) and we had a great day.
Lunch was at the Tilted Kilt in Stevens Point. They were having a car wash for cancer and there was a band playing inside too. I think I have now eaten at all the ones in our area - there, Oshkosh and Green Bay. I had a black bean veggie wrap with sweet potato fries and Ed had the corned beef sandwich with homemade potato chips. It was all really good. The sweet potato fries were crinkle cut, but I prefer the shoestring variety.
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