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Driftless Dark Skies: Jupiter and Saturn
Our planet has its closest approaches to Jupiter and Saturn this month. Both worlds spend July in the constellation Sagittarius the Archer. They rise in the southeast around sunset, are visible all night long as they pass low across the southern sky, and set in the...
Camping and Cabins of the Driftless
When craving the solace of the outdoors, with enough room to breathe and keep a social distance, the Driftless can offer you the outdoor recreation you love with the space you need. Be sure to check ahead to see if offered services are available and if events are...
Driftless Dark Skies: Solstice Sunsets
Time seems to slow down around the solstice. It takes an extra half minute for the face of the sun to slip below the horizon on the June 20th summer solstice than it did on the March 19th vernal equinox. There is the slowest change in the time of the sunset. It...
Paddling the Rivers of the Driftless
The town of Ontario is a popular spot for exploring the Kickapoo River by canoe or kayak. The river is well known for being a relaxed and….
Enjoying the Nature of the Driftless
When craving the solace of the outdoors, with enough room to breathe and keep a social distance, the state parks and reserves of the Driftless can offer you the outdoor recreation you love with the space you need. Be sure to check ahead to see if offered services are...
Driftless Dark Skies: Lunar Time
When I was a high school teacher, we sometimes had the ritual of starting class with a student letting us know the phase of the moon and when it would rise and set. We spent too much of the day cut off from fresh air and sunlight, and it seemed that such a custom...
Defining the Driftless
Look forward to your future vacation in Southwest Wisconsin and learn what the Driftless is all about. Click to order or download a map and start the daydream.Facebook Twitter What is the Driftless? The land where Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin meet was avoided by the...
Driftless Road Trips
Facebook Twitter Great River Road The Wisconsin Great River Road has more miles of shoreline than any of the other nine states that border the Mississippi River. The Upper Mississippi River Valley cuts through the Driftless with steep bluffs, some with rock faces,...
Driftless Dark Skies: Wandering Worlds
When the moon is in the Seventh HouseAnd Jupiter aligns with MarsThen peace will guide the planetsAnd love will steer the stars The 5th Dimension “Age of Aquarius” (1969) Not sure about the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, but I am looking...
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