In the Dales…Hillandale, Rosedale, Clydesdale, Mondale, and Sarah Teasdale

Yesterday, after lunch at Taliesin we headed north to the Dells, a series of rock and water formations on the Wisconsin River. It is also a huge tourist destination. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express (Sleep faster, dammit!), but it was so much more than a normal motel. It wasn’t a waterpark, but it did sport three pools. This morning, we headed to our third planned activity of this mini vacation. Driving along the main drag, we got a glimpse of some of the waterpark’s attractions: the Roman Coliseum, the Trojan Horse and Noah’s Ark. Then we encountered an early morning three vehicle accident. No one appeared to be injured, but every airbag aboard had been deployed. Some people were not going to have a good day. Our planned activity was a boat tour of the Upper Dells. In particular the pictured Witches Gulch. This slot canyon or gorge was totally worth the price of admission, it was gorgeous! It is late now. I’ll save description of today’s boatload of Amish, Archie the wonder dog and our drive to the cabin for later.