We are staying at the Sky High Campgrounds, we arrived here on June 22. There motto is Family Camping with a View and they are not kidding.
The campgrounds are on Cascade Mountain. It is a large campground and has sites for any size RV, camper or tent, plus cabins to rent and there is plenty to do on site. They have two pools, a regular one, plus a small 1' pool for toddlers.
There is a poolside bar that is open on the weekends. They have putt-putt golf and a 3 par chuckers golf course that wanders through the campground. A large playground with a sand box. They have a game room with game machines, pool table and air hockey. The store is very well stocked with food items and other necessities. The grounds are maintained fairly well, not the best we have seen but doable. Not impressed with the laundry facilities. The floor had puddles of water on it that you could tell had been there for awhile, and there was a great deal of lint around all of the machines, and two of the four dryers were out of order. The bathrooms were very clean. The staff is friendly, but it is not the personal service we have found at the other camps. Taking out the laundry the place is pretty nice. A little glich the last morning, in the midst of cleaning we discovered we had no water when Nancy went to rinse out the bucket. They had shut off the water in our section of the campground for maintenance but didn't let anyone know - would have hurried things along if we had known. There were only 4 campers left so it wouldn't have been that hard to notify us.
On our way to Wisconsin Dells, we had to drive through Baraboo, love that name, it is home to the Ringling Brothers Circus Museum. We didn't find time to get to it, but one of our neighbors in the camp took their teenage granddaughters and they had a blast.
Nancy always thought that Wisconsin Dells was an area, and was surprised to find it is an actual town. It is definitely a tourist town. There is a Ripley's Believe it or Not, and wedding chapels, candy, fudge and T-shirt and souvenir shops line the streets. There is no end to the hotels, motels and resorts either. Not to mention wall to wall people. Some people love all of that but it is a bit much for us. We did find the River Walkway, which was the calm in the middle of the storm. Short cement walkway with benches and chairs, plus two checker/chess tables to enjoy the river from. There is a nice view of the river and you can watch the boats go by.
Yikes - that is a very high ride |
After the craziness of the Dells, we ventured back into nature at the Devil's Lake State Park. Our intention was to do an easy short hike. Well that didn't happen. We hiked for 3 1/2 hours and covered roughly 4 miles of very rocky and steep trails. We wanted to see the Devil's Doorway and the Balancing Rock so off we went.
Our view from the trail as we started |
The trail turns here and continues to head up - nice view though |
We found a Hippo tree |
This was the path - had to take off our backpacks to get through |
Butt crawled these steps |


You would think we would be done for the day but oh no. We checked out Spring Green, a small town south of us and then went to Portage for an outdoor concert at the VFW Hall. Thankfully they had food because we worked up an appitite and had no picnic dinner this time.
While back in Spring Green for an Arts and Craft Fair and Farmers Market we went to the Franklin Lloyd Wright Museum, to check on a tour, but the next one wasn't for three hours and it is 2 hours long. Would need to leave the dog at home if we are gonna do that and not enough days left to get it in.
We also went to the The House on the Rock, and that tour is 3 1/2 hours long so a no go there as well. The driveway of the House on the Rocks is lined with huge flower planters and metal sculpture birds. If you get a chance check out the photo gallery on their website - the place is insane.

Before heading home we stopped at the Natural Bridge State Park and hiked to the bridge. It reminded us of the Arch on Mackinaw Island. A nice hike, not to long and only a slight incline at the end.
There were outcroppings along the way, as well as spiders and leaf shadows to enjoy

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Black Hawk Rock - Sam the tour guide |
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Center picture is Louis Bluff - named after one of the areas first white settlers. |
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Picture on the top right is High Rock (L) and Romance Cliff (R) Indian weddings were performed there Bottom left is The Palisades |
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The center photo shows the measuring rock - at times the water has covered the rock |


One at Witch's Gulch, with a wooden walkway through the splits in the rocks. There is a small water fall under the walkway. As you pull into the dock the small bay is neon green with algae, and where you can see through the water it is crystal clear.

The path has some amazing rock formations. One looks like a table and is called Visor Ledge and another like mushrooms called Toadstool Rock.
There are numerous cave like sections, and foxes live in some of them.
The Demon's Anvil is shown from the water side and the trail side.
A boat tour is highly recommended. If you stop at the visitor's center and pick up a coupon book, you can get one ticket free.
Of course we found many Roadside Oddities. Once again we found some on our own and some from the website.
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Pinkie the Elephant - Sissie the Cow and the Climbing Mouse |
The Largest Flamingo, and the Largest Steer, plus a cowboy Muffler Man. As you are traveling down Wisconsin Dells Parkway, you can see this Trojan Horse for miles.

Denny's Dinner for our friend Denny Rasch. The small Helicopter is at the entrance to the airport and we loved the Moosejaw place and their delivery cars are wild. Our friend Nigel Berry, worked at a sports and outdoor store in Ann Arbor, MI called Moosejaw, so this made us think of him.
You can sit inside the large Teddy Bear although we wouldn't suggest it because it was rather gross. The large moose is in front of a furniture store and you get to walk under the large dinosaur to get into the store.
There is plenty to do in this area. There were Farmer's Markets almost every day in the surrounding towns. We found an Artisan and Antique market that is held every Sunday in Baraboo, we also discovered an Indian Antique Show, lots of arrow heads, leather, beaded work and rocks and crystals.
We made our first visit to a Menard's. Oh my gosh what an amazing store, they have everything, yes everything, from milk to riding lawn mowers. If you haven't been in one, you should check them out, but wear comfortable shoes because they are big.
Until we meet again...
Happy Trails to you
Tips and things we have learned along the way
~ when you have done a lot of cleaning and have emptied your bucket of water a number of times, and then take a shower, you should empty your grey water tank before running any other water. If you don't it will back up into your shower that you just scrubbed.
Cascade Mountain had me at 'poolside bar.' LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all your gorgeous pictures. And isn't it amusing how so many touristy towns look the same? Jack was most impressed by the McDonald's when we drove through Gatlinburg.. Hahaha