Wyalusing 3: Where there’s dryer lint, there’s fire

On day 3 of the trip we found another local product at the park’s camp store:  fire starters made of a mixture of dryer lint and candle wax poured into paper egg cartons. How cool is that? I’d say that two egg cups provided at least as much fire as one long, thin chemical fire [...]

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Wyalusing 2: A scenic emergency

I had a hellacious time trying to get our campfire lit and going after the rain ended on Night 2 at Wyalusing. I seem to remember introducing more and more chemical assistance over the course of the evening: fire starter sticks (quickly exhausted), charcoal, and more charcoal. But I had to nurse it all night. [...]

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Blue River to Boscobel

On day 3 of our trip to Wyalusing (Sunday, Sept. 4), the rain finally stopped—just in time for our canoe trip on the Wisconsin River.  Wisconsin River Outings outfitted us with a canoe, paddles, and some very nice kayaker’s life jackets, and dropped us off at Blue River/Port Andrew, so we could paddle the 8 [...]

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Wyalusing 1: Water, water, and goat’s milk

I saw cs10 on Thursday, and she asked for photos of our two-woman camping trip to Wyalusing State Park over Labor Day weekend. One should, as the axiom goes, be careful what one wishes for. This trip was the first time I had ever been to Wyalusing and the  “driftless” region of Wisconsin, and I [...]

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