Sunday November 6, 2011, IAT south of Dundee, Wisconsin

Just south of Dundee, WI

Very blue berries

Hiking on an Esker or Drumlin - it's complicated..

Good view of the trail

Details & Weather:  Temperature in the morning was around 43, got up to 55, very mild. Started hiking at 6:35 a.m., finished at noon - 5.5 hours.  6.25 total miles of Ice Age Trail. Towards the end of the hike it was really a blustery day.

General:  Slept at Campbellsport so I could get an early start.  A little cool in the morning but not bad. At first didn't see anyone for a long time, then ended up seeing (and hearing) several Squirrel hunters, a hiker couple with their dog, a woman runner with her Border Collie, then 3 older ladies hiking, so it was probably the busiest I've seen it out on the trail. Started out strong, but the last 2 miles were getting hard in general, out of shape it appears.

Lesson's Learned:  Had 4 extra AA batteries with me and none of them worked in the camera - all dead so used my cell phone instead.  Need to bring some more food on the trail, I could have used some I think. Should have worn an orange hat.  Scratch bike lock combination into lock. Bring light gloves. Put more air in bike tires.

Wildlife:  Flushed 2 Grouse and heard them take off; Jay; Chickadees; A Doe and her fawn perfectly silhouetted on a ridge line, the fawn bleated at me when it saw me; heard Geese; Squirrels; Squirrel hunters; Sheep; a Llama; horses; a black Lab; Calico Cat; black Border Collie with a red scarf; a black & white Mixed Dog.

Dangers:  Likelihood of getting shot by a squirrel or bow hunter was high since I was wearing all earth colored clothes and hat, should have worn something orange. Had to be careful to avoid slipping down several slopes with marbely rocks. When on the bike there were a couple of drivers that couldn't see the need to move over a little to the left when passing me even though there were no other cars around within a 3 mile radius.  I gave them the appropriate feedback, so I'm sure now that they've seen the error in their ways, that next time they'll move over...