One Couple’s Quest for Fun Kayaking, Cool Bike Trails and a Great Cup of Coffee
Our reviews and reports about our hiking excursions. Our hikes might be in parks, on trails or along the beach.
Tour of Wisconsin Day 13 We’d had a very full trip in the Badger state. We experienced some beautiful parks and lakes, ate some really good food, and of course drank lots of coffee. Wisconsin is a wonderful state which might explain why more and more of our friends and family are taking up residence…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 7 We got up a little early and drove just a few minutes to Ellison Bluff County Park for a morning hike. The park is only 170 acres so it’s easy to get to and to get around. There is about a mile and an half of shoreline along the…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 5 We first visited Washington Island a few years ago and were looking forward to seeing it again. This day would turn out to be a full schedule. This post will be a long one as well. We headed to Ellison Bay and ate breakfast at Blue Bear. This restaurant…
Yes, a Festivus for the rest of us We’re really growing fond of Kentucky. The beautiful country side, the rolling hills and a number of rivers and lakes that we’ve enjoyed paddling. And to get to most places that are worth going to, it’s mostly two-lane winding roads. Such is a risk-reward for traveling to…
As we were traveling to start the day we stopped for coffee at Coffee Revolution in Davenport, IA. The shop is a little bit of a drive south of I-80 but easy to get to. The shop had lots of branding items and gifts. In fact it seems that if you are a regular, you…
We wanted to try some hiking in Iowa but that proved a challenge – at least in the areas we visited. We did manage to find a nice little gem Dolliver State Park. The park is located about 20 minutes south of Fort Dodge along the Des Moines River. It has about 5 miles of…