Good day or
bad day? This third day was mostly
positive, though it certainly had its challenges.
Driving north
on I-39, we went through a big storm with heavy rain and high winds. This was
not totally unexpected given the miserable weather forecast for the coming
three days. However, by the time we
arrived at Blue Mound State Park, outside Mt. Horeb, WI, the rain had stopped,
and there were even a few rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds. After setting up, we had some time to relax
outside and read in the much-more-comfortable low 80’s temperatures, a relief
after the heat of the trip so far. The site here is set back in the woods, with dense vegetation, and the area is muddy with the past few days' rains.
Tim, Mike,
and Eugene Dorgan arrived around 4:30, having driven up from Iowa following Gene
and Mike’s visit to Tim’s house. Kak and
her friend Susan arrived soon afterwards, giving us a full house of Dorgan
siblings, all except Sean. We visited,
drank some cold beverages, and enjoyed some bratwursts for dinner, with the
rain holding off all evening.
However,
shortly after everyone left, the rain began again and it continued, hard (and
loud on the roof) all night, and into this morning. The hourly forecast shows it stopping around
noon----we can hope----but I don’t think this day will provide much opportunity
for exploring the many hiking/cross-country skiing trails in the park.
Later in the
day we’ll re-connect with all the relatives, probably going out for dinner
somewhere in Mt. Horeb.
Meanwhile…..the
rain continues.
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