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Not really SAD, but

A lot of people are affected with Seasonal Affective Disorder in Wisconsin.  We have many, many days without sun during the winter months.  This year, we've had a string of days with heavy fog and unseasonably warm temperatures in the 30's and 40's.   Personally, I can't claim that I've ever really felt the effects of SAD, but this year, knowing that we are likely moving west later next year, I've been very impatient and annoyed with Wisconsin weather.   Sun trying to fight through the clouds It hasn't helped that my daily routine involves looking at the weather in Fort Collins and Tucson.  Their weather has been spectacularly sunny and more pleasant this time of year.   So, I haven't been blogging much because not much is going on. I've substituted indoor pickleball for hiking. The trails have been muddy and not much fun. For Christmas, we had my mother, Julia's brother and Allie here.  I went and retrieved my mother from Cedar Rapids a...

Muscatine, Iowa


We have grown to love the little towns of Iowa along the Mississippi River. Muscatine quickly became our favorite. 


This is the town that Mark Twain worked as a young newspaper reporter. 


We camped at another Corps of Engineers campground just north of town.


We spent one day hiking all of the trails at nearby Wildcat Den State Park. No entry fees.



And, of course, there was time for a brewpub. Muscatine has a really good one: Contrary Brewing.





That concludes our Midwest trip through Illinois and Iowa during early May. Our next trip in late May headed weat.

 

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