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Ten Degrees and Getting Colder

  Cold Sunrise   That's just the name of the song written by Gordon Lightfoot.  It was actually -13 F when I got up this morning (wind chill -24).  Tucson may have pulled back into the lead!  There's a lot of weighing pros and cons of Colorado vs Arizona by the wood stove.  Not much else to report. I did enjoy a few games of pool and a beer with my brother this week.  We don't get together very often, so it's good to try to keep the lines of communication open, especially with my mother celebrating her 86th birthday next month.  He lives in Milwaukee and just started semi-retirement.  Our opposing politics and lifestyles keep things very casual and surface-level.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.   It's important to find common ground.  He and his wife have started going to concerts and recently saw the Steve Miller Band.  Music is one of our common interests.      
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Little Cabin in the Woods

 
 
For the past few years, we have reserved one of the disability cabins in the Wisconsin State Park system, which allows my son Justin to enjoy the outdoors with us and to “hike” a few trails in his power wheelchair.  This summer, we spent two nights at Mirror Lake State Park, which is in the Wisconsin Dells/Baraboo region, a short drive from our home.

Justin would probably prefer to stay at home and play video games, but he has no choice in this matter.  The main characters in this adventure are Justin; his service dog, Elvis; my nephew, Zach; and my wife, Julia.



The cabins are an amazing resource and opportunity.  This one comes equipped with Hoyer lift, hospital bed, and full accessibility, including a roll-in shower. Rates are very reasonable.  There’s no television, but there’s a picnic table, bonfire pit, screened porch, and beautiful views.

We hiked all the accessible trails and a few that probably weren’t recommended for wheelchairs.  Justin is a daredevil in the power chair.  Somehow, he powered his way up a Nordic ski trail; I had to hold the back of his chair for the way down to keep it from tipping forwards and to hold it steady side-to-side.  After the bonfires, Justin still managed to find some indoor video game time.  Next year, Justin heads to college.  He has two in mind and has already been accepted by one with an offer for an academic scholarship.



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