Babushka Weather

Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Mom's dressed for the dankness of Witches Gulch.

Holiday-Weekend Traffic

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, August 2013. Staying home is usually the best option.

Mossy Reunion

Wisconsin Dells, August 2013. Someday, we'll walk this path in the evening.

This looks like a place in Wisconsin.

Near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, July 1962. The topography here reminds me a bit of the Wisconsin Dells bluffs.

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Wisconsin Dells, August 2013. The formations along the Wisconsin River are more striking.

Risky

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, August 2013. I am risk averse, so I don't understand the thrill.

Vintage Dells, in Three Takes

Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Mom and Dad take another trip to the Wisconsin. They enjoyed the boat tour of the Upper Dells.

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Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. The boat visited Witches Gulch, just like it does today.

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Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Finally, the tour stopped at Stand Rock.

Second-Thoughts Reunion

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, May 2013. The German Shepherd checks out the audience before he performs that jump.

Witches Gulch

Wisconsin Dells, May 2013. It's ten degrees colder in the canyon than on the river.

A Jumping German Shepherd of Juneau County

This weekend, Mr. Irene and I spent a day at the Wisconsin Dells with friends. Although we've lived in Wisconsin for about twenty-four years, I hadn't visited the Dells since 1979. Our group enjoyed a two-hour tour along the "Upper Dells" of the Wisconsin River. The highlight of the boat ride was a visit to Stand Rock, where we saw a German Shepherd dog jump across the chasm: