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The Cruise--Details

I didn't include more details in the prior "The Cruise" post for two reasons. 1)  I didn't think anyone would be interested; and 2)  This trip didn't include much of the normal topics:  good beer, good coffee or John-style travel. But there are details, which may be useful to some people contemplating how such a trip is put together. On the first day of the trip, we drove three hours to pick up my mother in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  At 85, she isn't comfortable driving for long distances and hadn't flown for many years. We then drove 3 1/2 more hours to Chicago, where we checked into the Wyndham, where you can get a room that includes the cost of parking for up to 12 days.   We were up early on the hotel shuttle to O'Hare, where we then boarded the a non-stop American Airlines flight to New Orleans. Here, we checked into a Hampton Inn near the port.  My mother was pretty tired, so Julia and I went out for a Cajun dinner and live music.   Rememberi...
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Second Annual Art on the Trail



I first wrote about Art on the Trail here

This year, I was out of town when the publicity about the event started.  Someone called Julia with the news that her art was in the Wisconsin State Journal.


I think Julia would readily admit that her art wasn’t the star of last year’s show.  She was one of the artists who installed pop-up art without being asked. 

Because Julia’s piece was made of natural materials and biodegradable, she was allowed to keep it up all year.  Amazingly, it was still recognizable after a hard winter, so the newspaper used Julia’s piece for this year’s pre-event publicity.
When I returned from my trip south, I hiked each of the local Ice Age segments and took some photos.  There is a lot more art this year.  Here are some examples:








Here is Julia’s piece for this year. She didn’t have much time to put it together, but I still enjoy it.


I’m not a purist like the commentator in the “trash” piece in one of the photos above, but I think that there is a lot of art to be found in nature “as is.”


 

 



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