We reached Wisconsin on Wednesday July 30th. We stayed at Hiawatha RV Resort for one night. It was a great campground. We had chance to get the laundry done.
On Thursday we went to Brunet Island State Park in Cornell, Wisconsin. The landscape in Chippewa County is a product of the most recent Ice Age (the Pliestocene Epoch). The rolling terrain carries a wide variety of forest types and is home to a multitude of wildlife. The campground has about 69 campsites. The North Campground did not have electricity but the sites were on the water. That is where we stayed. It is by far the most beautiful campsite on our trip. The site was large and private. We enjoyed watching Eastern Kingfishers “hawk” for bugs. They would dive down to the water and get a bug and return to a tree or bush.
We also saw a pileated woodpecker which is the largest of all woodpeckers.
I was not able to take a picture because my camera was broken. I have since bought a new one and now I am back in business.
On Friday we kayaked around the island. It took us three hours. We always take our time and go into the coves. We started out on the Chippewa River and went into the Fisher River. On the way out of one of the coves we saw an otter swimming around.
On Saturday we took a 40-mile round trip bicycle ride on the Old Abe State Recreation Trail. It begins in Brunet Island State Park and goes to Lake Wissota State Park. The trail was an old railroad track that was taken out of service and paved. We had a great time, but we were very tired. It took approximately 7 hours to go down, eat a picnic at Lake Wissota, and then bike back.
On Sunday the weather was a little overcast, and so we went about 39 miles south to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to get a new camera. This time we drove the truck.
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