The Sights > Wisconsin Dells
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Much of the main drag in the Dells is actually suspended high above the river
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Yes, a torture museum
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Ducks are not just amphibious craft in the Dells
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Taken on the upper dells tour. I strongly recommend it if you are visiting
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The high walls were carved by glacial ice melt after the last ice age
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This boat is similar to the craft I was in when I took this picture
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Trees have tremendous strength in their roots, enough to penetrate even the rock face
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A famous rock known as The Face
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The current is quite fast in many places along the Upper Dells
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So many of the rock faces seemed intentionally stacked by some godlike force
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Water sports are very popular, with so much water and beauty
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The rock known as The Shield
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Jet boats are available if you want more thrills and less photo taking opportunities
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Lake Delton
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What is that I spy on that rock face?
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A local youth with a nice perch!
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Bright green algae means that the water is clean and healthy
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Into the Witches Gulch!
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The pathway was suspended over a raging river
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The sun filtered down from through the trees far overhead
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It was cool and wet, the moss loved it!
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I wanted to bathe in the Witch's Bathtub
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Another view
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It was a really lovely walk
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A plaque dedicated to those that saved the Dells from excessive development. Download to read the text
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Towards the end of the trail
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The log seemed ancient, but in that environment couldn't have been more than a few years old
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Heading back to the ship
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So much life!
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Members can download a high rez copy to use as a desktop picture
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I'd better catch up or I'll be left behind
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Algae likes to stick together
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Back on board
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Looking out from the channel
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The Dells used to be 20' lower before they built the dam. As is, the rock faces are impressive
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The world's first stop action shutter photograph was taken here in 1886 by H. H. Bennet
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No lunch available here, unfortunately *grumble*
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We were all hurrying because the mosquitoes were eating us alive!
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More life run amuck
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In nature, every niche is filled
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We had to walk under this shelf of rock; I found it to be precarious and nerve-racking
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Onto Lake Delton once again
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Heading back
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The ratio of resin and polystyrene animals to humans is the highest in the Dells of perhaps any place on Earth. This one was nearly two stories tall
