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The family began their hike at the parking log where the IAT crosses Frenchtown Rd. They camped at the dispersed site near DA33.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./start.jpg"> + <figcpation>Nancy and David begin hiking.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./corn.jpg"> + <figcpation>Nancy stands on the corn trail.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./fields.jpg"> + <figcpation>The trail crosses across a field. The trail was not too difficult but there was a strong wind.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./blaze.jpg"> + <figcpation>A yellow blaze: the Ice Age Trail.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./nancy-grass.jpg"> + <figcpation>Nancy walks through the tall grass.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./blaise-grass.jpg"> + <figcpation>Blaise poses in the tall grass.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./yellow-flowers.jpg"> + <figcpation>Yellow flowers.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./purple-flower.jpg"> + <figcpation>Purple flowers.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./foliage.jpg"> + <figcpation>October foliage.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<p> +The hike to the camping site was nice weather wise and scenery wise but did have some strong wind. +The campsite is on the top of a hill referred to as "birthday hill" by locals. +After they set up camp they had an early dinner and tried to retire very early (5:00 pm ish). +</p> + +<figure> + <img src="./birthday-hill.jpg"> + <figcpation>Camping at Birthday Hill.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./dinner.jpg"> + <figcpation>Dinner.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="./tent.jpg"> + <figcpation>Blaise's tent.</figcaption> +</figure> + +<p> +At 8:00 pm they were not able to sleep for the night, having just taken a semi nap. +Further the weather was surprisingly mild, but about to get very bad in the early morning. +So they broke up the camping stuff and hiked the remaining 4 miles in the dark before escaping to Madison. +</p> + +<figure> + <img src="./IAT-68f.jpg"> + <figcaption>Southern section of the hike. 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