Amnicon Falls and Pattison State Parks

 

So here I am blogging a second time today. After I blogged this morning, Travalon and I went to a coffee place called Coffee Cabin that was so cute inside, like a rustic cabin, that I wanted to take a photo, but there were too many people who would be in the photo. Then we set out for Amnicon Falls State Park to see waterfalls. And did we ever see waterfalls!

In these two photos, you can see the covered bridge in the background from which you can see the waterfall above.

We drove over the bridge in this photo:

There is a lot of iron in the water, which is why it appears reddish-brown.

We went to the nearby Rapids Riverside Bar and Grill for lunch: street corn and pizza, both delicious. We could only eat half the pizza, so we had to buy a cooler and ice for the other half. Of course I have several coolers at home from other times I haven't been able to finish lunch on the road...

Our next stop was Pattison State Park to see Big Manitou Falls, the highest falls in the state. Here are some photos of it. First, an island on the Black River.

We had to cross this bridge on the way to the falls.

And here are various views of the falls.

We went down to the river and then climbed back up hurriedly as we heard thunder in the distance. It sounded very close just as we got to our car. We drove to Eau Claire, stopping at a beautiful wayside that was also a veterans' memorial, and playing The Game. Spotify seemed to pick up that we were picking songs that had to do with time, so it would start playing a song that had to do with time. We wanted to see how clever the AI was, so we played "Straight to Your Heart" by Sting (in 7/4 time), "Living in the Past" by Jethro Tull (in 5/4 time), "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel (in 7/4 time), and "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck, which is of course in 5/4 time. However, the AI behind Spotify didn't seem to pick up what we were putting down, because it didn't then suggest songs in weird time signatures. However, that kept us entertained until we got to our hotel, where we checked in, ate the rest of the pizza, and relaxed. Adult Swim at this hotel, like the last one, starts at ten, so we will head down there very soon. When we first arrived, the pool was full of kids.

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