I must be in the “outdoorsy” mood lately. This past weekend I went to check out Pike Lake State Park. It’s a’ight. It’s got a tower. It’s a’ight. It’s got hiking trails. They be a’ight. It’s a bummer that you can hear the highway traffic while hiking along the trails.
I did a quick hike from the parking lot to the observation tower which is located on Powder Hill—named for advertising execs who use to love doing lines of ‘powder’ off of glacial mineral deposits. Powder Hill is the…
“Highest point in Wisconsin??”
No, it’s actually the second highest…
“Second highest point in Wisconsin??”
Lemme finish. It’s the second highest point in south…
“Southern Wisconsin??”
Southeastern Wisconsin. The second highest point in southeastern Wisconsin. It’s what we hip folk call a “kame.” Y’see, back in the days of the wooly mammoth, there was these things called “holes” in meltin’ glaciers, and that’s where rocks and soil flowed, leaving a mound of dirt. That there b’came a kame.
The photos will explain better.
- rib mtn – wausau woot woot — crschx Sep 13, 10:09 PM #
- Apparently, Timm’s Hill is the highest point in WI, but Rib Mt. towers over its surroundings. At least, that’s what the interweb told me. — matt Sep 14, 10:55 AM #
