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  • Changing Landscapes, on the Ice Age Trail and Beyond

    November 7, 2008

    • When I talked to Bart Smith this autumn, it wasn’t all that long after he had finished a hike that took him at least 15,000 miles around the U.S., including around 1,200 in Wisconsin. Bart is a photographer who has walked all eight of the National Park Service’s national scenic trails. That includes the Ice Age Trail, established in 1980, and his “Along Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail” book ...
  • Purple, Rain

    October 5, 2008

    • Two days spent under the shadows of clouds in angry hues of purple and mint, those troublesome colors that spell "tornado warning" at dawn when even royal palms bend under the weight of wind and water. I didn't let them spoil my weekend, as I was on a mission to experience, collect, and communicate. Sheets of rain kept the crowds away for the Step Out! for Diabetes walk I came here for, ...