Baraboo and "The Dells", WI
Our home at Fox Hill RV Park in Baraboo.
This was the start of a short walk along the bluffs overlooking the Wisconsin river.
A view along the walk.
Wisconsin River.
The Wisconsin Dells are chock full of gawdy tourist stuff.
We stopped in the little town of Baraboo where we found the Al Ringling Theater.
Baraboo's streets were lined with interesting older buildings.
Of course, if you read our travels you know we were here for the farmer's market.
We had several choices of boat rides on the Wisconsin River. This is the one we took.
Off the boat goes to explore the Upper Dells of Wisconsin.  Oooooh!
Every minute was riveting like this.
And here they are. Cliffs of mostly brown rock.  A real crowd pleaser.
H.H. Bennett's took a pic of his son jumping across Stand Rock in 1888 to prove stop action photography.
Interesting formations and a snack bar was available at Stand Rock too.
Our boat ready to take us downstream to return to the boat docks.
All-in-all it was a pleasant boat ride enjoyed by many over the last 150 years.
The wave pool at Noah's Ark Waterpark.  People waited for rolling waves to come every few minutes.
This is the latest ride called the Time Warp. Basically a giant toilet bowl ride in the dark.
Here are your basic slides. From tame on the right to stomach dropping on the left.
The Stingray slide was short but fun.  The steep drop gets your heart pumping pretty fast!
The Black Anaconda had a lengthy wait, but it was a lot of fun.
The next few pictures are of attactions and waterparks nearby. This was called Top Secret, no one knows why.
The very large Mt. Olympus amusement park had water attractions and other rides.
The Trojan Horse roller coaster ride at Mt. Olympus.
The inauspicious front to the International Crane Foundation's exhibits.
This is the Wattled Crane.  If you look closely at its neck you will see why.
While the Wattled Crane waddled out in the open, most of the cranes were in these cages.
The Grey Crowned Crane is the nat'l bird of Uganda and was one of the more interesting cranes in the exhibit.
I've got my eye on you!
At nearly 6 ft. tall with a wingspan of 8 ft.  the Sarus Crane is the world's tallest flying bird.
This Whooping Crane was... well, whooping it up!
Mom Whooping Crane suggests that her new son pick up the pace a little.
The cold-hardy Black-Necked Crane nests high on the Tibetian plateau.
The Demoiselle Crane is the smallest of all cranes and is native to the grasslands of central Asia.
The Blue Crane is the nat'l bird of the Republic of South Africa.
White Naped Cranes are revered in Japan.  They are seen here making a lot of noise.
Boat ride into the Dells
Noah's Ark Waterpark
Cranes