Posts Tagged ‘bike trails’

If you happen to be exploring the park this weekend you’ll probably see quite a few downed trees from last weeks storms.  This big pine fell near just past the head of the tumbled rocks trail on the north-west corner of the lake. There’s still a lot of clean up to do and hikers may have to go over or around an obstacle now and again.  The bike trails are still closed of course, but if someone were to be riding their bike out on the uplands (wink, wink) they’d better be extra cautious as there are a few trees down and crossing the trail there as well.

We just can’t be too disappointed with the rain over the last few days. Even today’s predicted cool high temperature is actually average for this time of year at 52F.  It was actually getting way too dry in most of Wisconsin and in fact we really do need the rain to bring out those summer colors.  As you can see the May Apples are shooting up through the ground now and soon will be lining the more woodsy trails throughout the park. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been a bit frustrated with the speed of the website recently.  Seems when nearly 160,000 stop by in just a short time, our server start’s choking trying to process it all.  Well, I’ve done some work to get that solved and hopefully we’ll be running much quicker now.  Let me know how it’s working for you!

The picture?  Well, it looks like one of the guys mowing around the park went a bit crazy out on Steinke Basin and mowed huge swaths of what used to be.. well, if not native prairie at least tall grass.  I’m not sure why they decided to mow such a large area but I imagine it was not simply to give you a better view of the road!

The park naturalist will be retiring in October so be sure to stop by the Nature Center and say goodbye and thanks to Dave.

If you plan to be out on the 400 Trail be sure to stop by Beyond Boundaries in Wonewoc.  The shop is located right on the trail and offer’s snacks, bike rentals & repairs, kayak rentals, and more.  You can read more and see a couple pics of Beyond Boundaries here.

Yesterday we drove about 15 miles west of Baraboo to explore the 400 Trail. The 400 is an old train track that had been converted to a bike trail in 1993. The Wisconsin 400 State Trail runs from Reedsburg, WI to Elroy in the north following the course of the Baraboo River. Along the way you pass through a few small towns spaced out just enough to provide a restroom or snack when you need one.  There are also a few picnic benches along the way. The trail is 22 miles long one way and being an old railway bed, is amazingly straight and flat. It’s perfect for folks who rarely bike or for taking younger children. Experienced biker’s can certainly do the round trip in a day with ample time to explore. Read the rest of this entry »

uplands trail – march 31th, 2009

So now the waiting begins.  It’s sunny this morning but it’s been almost exclusively rainy and foggy for days.  The mountain bike trails are muddy and closed until they dry out.  That generally means until sometime in May. Which by the way is when boat rentals and concessions usually open up as well. Being that we are dealing with nature here, all dates are well… flexible…

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