In the middle of dairy land
River front floating weekend fishing camps with boats on the docks near La Crosse
Tuesday August 5th.. 
We made our way up the Mississippi from Davenport Iowa to La Crosse Wisconsin yesterday moving north just in time to avoid the heat wave hitting the mid-west. Roads were wet from morning rains and the skies cleared as we drove north. We crossed the river 2 times moving to Iowa when construction detours proved slow going on the Illinois side. Lots of vacation activity on the river.
The river is especially beautiful in the La Crosse area with paddle boat cruises from the downtown park docks.
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Cousin Jane was ready to show us the city. She lives in a downtown neighborhood surrounded by classic old homes, tree covered streets and beautiful landscapes. The first thing to do arriving was to walk through the neighborhood and enjoy beauty and great weather..
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After meeting Rita, Jane’s neighbor, and having some fresh Wisconsin cheese (of course), we headed out to tour the city. Up Granddad Bluff for a view of the city and then down on the water front and downtown. Jane is working today but gave us tips on hiking, shopping and cool places to have lunch in the area .
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The morning started with a long hike on a nature trail and then the river front. Right, we had lunch in the park on an island in front of La Crosse.
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This Indian chief watches over the La Crosse water front..
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Time to head to the Lake Michigan west coast. We made it as far as Wisconsin Dells a water theme park town in the middle of the state. More on that in the next update.
As the update title indicates we’re in dairy country and the scene to the right is repeated over and over as we drive through the country side. It’s extremely green with heavy timber sometimes reminding us of the mountains out west.
We’re expecting to be camped on the shores of Lake Michigan tomorrow.
Where the road leads us… Lowell, Frankie & Neely