Day in the Life of an Idiot

 
Image: the view from the Interpretive Center

We are up at a friends' cabin for the weekend, but on the way we decided to take a detour to check out Wild River State Park. It is overcast today, as you can see in the picture above. The leaves are at peak, though just a little past as we travel north. 

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Image: yellowed fern leaves

The temperatures are really cold today (40 F/5 C), so Shawn and I didn't wander too far. But, this State Park has a bit of restored prairie and a number of small creeks run through it on their way to the St. Croix River.


Image: restored prairie


Image a path in the woods that leads to a wooden bridge over a creek.


Image: a milkweed with its seedpod blown

Despite the cold, we had a lovely walk. I managed to forget my state park passport AND my hiking club booklet, but we weren't up for much with the chilly air. Even so, we decided it was a lovely little park and will try to make a return trip at some point.