This morning Anna Banana II drove her mother, her husband, Jilly Moose, and me to Fitz's by the Lake as I directed her there. They all enjoyed the view and the food, especially the salad bar. Then we drove to the Dells and took the Upper Dells Boat Tour. We bought tickets for the 2:00 ride, although it didn't matter because if we didn't make it, we would have just waited forty minutes for the next boat ride. We got there just at two and were afraid we'd miss the boat, but in fact our timing was perfect because everyone was just getting on the boat, and there was plenty of room for the five of us. I was literally the last one aboard. The others sat down below, but Anna Banana II and I sat on the top of the boat. Here she is living her best life.
It was a gorgeous day, but a bit cool, so I was glad to be wearing both my new Horicon hoodie and my light jacket. We admired the scenery as the husband and wife team of the captain and first mate took turns telling us what we were looking at. I wish Travalon could have joined us - he could have gotten such fantastic photos with his good camera!
Our first stop was Witch's Gulch. It was so beautiful and almost looked tropical, with the lush green ferns and moss clinging to the layered rocks. Here are a couple of photos.
And I couldn't pass these Jacks-in-the-Pulpit without taking a photo.
I forget the name of our second stop, but it was where a famous photographer took a photo of his son jumping onto a rock formation. Nowadays they have a dog do it. Here's a photo of the formation.
The first dog decided to go on strike, no matter how many treats they threw onto the formation, so they got a second dog. You can see in this brief video that she found the stash of treats they had tried to tempt the first dog with.
We also saw an eagle peeking out from behind a tree. This isn't the best photo of it.
And there were more Jacks-in-the-Pulpit.
This formation is called the Demon's Anvil. They claim that it was twice this size in the early 1900s.
When I told the wife half of the team about the Dubuque Monument, she said they love Iowa and have been to the Mines of Spain State Park but hadn't seen the monument, so they'll have to check it out. Then we all got back on the boat and headed back to port.
Travalon didn't get a chance to go to the Wood Duck Ponds today, since he had to be to work early for team building and a terrible lunch, but he took some photos yesterday and the day before. No other birds besides wood ducks, but it looks like maybe one of the elusive beavers some rando told us live in the ponds, since Travalon thought it looked too large to be a muskrat.
Still not sure if it's just a muskrat or an actual beaver. Feel free to debate this important question in the comments section.
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