Far Western Wisconsin

            Wow, where has the month of May gone? It’s been two weeks already since my friend Phyllis, my pup Hannah, and I returned home from our mini-vaca to an Airbnb in Emerald, Wisconsin. And until I did a search for places to share in that area, I didn’t even know there was a town of Emerald in Wisconsin.

            Anyway, the three of us had a really good time, but instead of going blah, blah, blah about it, I’ll just share some of the pictures. 

Wayside along the Red Cedar River, between Cornell and Connorsville, on the way there.  

This was Hannah's first overnight adventure and she was a champ. Now everytime I go somewhere in the car, she runs to it and wants to go for a ride. Only a month ago, we had to drag her into the car and she'd practically have an anxiety attack.

Inside the Airbnb. Very nice and spacious. (and where's Hannah?)

The firepit just outside. Our first night there, the host built us a bonfire and we made s'mores. Second night, we were too tired. 

After we got there and unpacked, we took a walk in the woods behind the house. This falcon flew overhead and into this tree. Also, on my drive there, I saw a fox, a turkey, and a black bear, none of which had their picture taken as I was driving the car and Hannah hasn't learned photography yet. 

The St Croix River at Interstate Park. We spent much of the first morning there, hiking the trails. 

Hannah blending into the trail along the river. 

Doesn't that downed tree look like a dragon? 

One of the springs on Silverbrook Trail. We ran into a nice young ranger who pointed out the other spring and the waterfall. 

Silverbrook waterfalls. Hard to tell because it was so narrow and wooded around it. 

The other Silverbrook spring. You could see the water bubbling up through the sand on the bottom. We all had a drink of the cold, refreshing water, and Phyllis even filled up her water bottle. 

At Osceola. Cascade waterfalls is a hike down a whole bunch of stairs and none of us thought we were up to it at that point. Maybe next time!