I got up at the normal time today, and then finished getting ready to leave Wisconsin. Since I have been working on things for the last couple of weeks, there was not much to do today. It was around 11;00 when I left Whitewater. Since I was only going to drive about 125 miles to Staved Rock State Park, I had plenty of time. I drove south out of Whitewater to US 20 and then drove west to the west: therefore, I spent the rest of the drive on I 39. It was after 2:30 when I got here. With the overcast sky, the sun light faded fast, and I got my trailer set up long before dark.
The forecast was for little rain, today, and it started to rain just after I started driving. With the little rain, it did not slow me down. The rain had tapered of the closer I got to the campground, and it was done raining when I set up my trailer.
As most of you can see, I depend on the internet. As I came into the campground, I had a strong signal. After I was in the campground, I almost lost my signal. So, since there are many open site in the pard this time of year, I drove around until I could find a location with a strong enough signal. When I cannot get a strong signal, did do have a Starlink antenna that I can use, although I have to active that system with my I pad.
I found the geology interesting today. About five miles south of Whitewater is the terminal moraine left by the Wisconsin Glacier. After driving south of the moraine, the ground is washout from the glacier. Expect for the creeks and rivers, the sound is flat. just like a pancake. As so much different than the glacial till north of the moraine with plenty of rocks, there are no rocks, no drumlins, and no eskers in the washout area. In the area around whitewater, it was a glacier lake that was between the glacier and the moraine. It is a pleasure studying the geology as I am driving,
I have been to Staved Rock Park before. It was around my grandfather’s birthday on October 29, we drove to this park. I remember us walking to starved rock. Grandpa sat on a bench, while I took the trail to the top of the rock. I remember him holding these big maple leaves. Although I drove down by the rock, I saw the big maple leaves today that he was holding. I have a lot of good memories of the time that I spent with grandpa.
Tomorrow, I am driving to Wayne Fitgarrell State pack about 260 miles from here. The GPS on my phone stated that it will take about 4 hour by trading the interstate highways all the way, so I will not have to push my self too hard. But with the sun going down around 4:45, I have to be in the campground to set up my trailer while there is still light. With the temperatures going down to 25 degrees on Friday, I have to keep pushing south.
Well it is off for another day of travel, tomorrow.
Roger.
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