‘Nature’ Features

A bit of time has passed since Pafrey's Glen State Natural Area was closed again due to recent flood damage.  I checked on the status of the glen yesterday with Devil's Lake State Park superintendent Steve Schmelzer.  It's important to note that the small bridges put in place after the 2008 flood (And washed out ...

So what do I do when not sitting around the computer writing about nature and outdoor recreation in our area?  Well, over the last couple months I've been putting a pair of Sabino Trail Mid GTX trail running shoes by Montrail to the test out on the trails of Devil's Lake State Park.  Click here ...

A Flash Flood Watch continues in Sauk County through this afternoon into tomorrow morning. Thunderstorms will again roll across the area through tonight bringing an additional 1-3 inches of rain.  Currently the Baraboo river while still higher than normal, is staying below flood stage at both the Rock Springs & West Baraboo gauges. The river ...

Updated 7/22 - Flash Flood Watch again as inches of rain are predicted to fall in the Baraboo area while the river is already just below alert stage.  Outside this morning the rain has already began to fall. A flood warning continues overnight for sections of the Baraboo river in Sauk County including the river at ...

Column - I'm not a runner. I'm not sure what a "runner" is exactly but I know there are magazines for it. I don't look like anyone in those magazines. In fact I'm not sure when you graduate from "non-athletic person caught in an endless battle to stay fit by running" to ...

Fast moving storms raced over the Baraboo / Wisconsin Dells area late yesterday afternoon making for quite a show, but little damage was reported locally.   We recorded a 5 minute video clip as the storm raced over the city. The video ends when I drop the camera to run inside when the lightning get's too ...

We were just leaving the Coffee Bean Connection in Downtown Baraboo when the rain began to fall.   Sure, there were flash flood warnings in Sauk County, but we were still hoping to get in an afternoon of paddling at Devil's Lake State Park. Now we know why the lake has flooded so often in recent years. ...

ReserveAmerica, America's leading recreation reservation service provider announced their annual “Top 100 Family Campgrounds", and Devil's Lake State Park here in Baraboo, Wisconsin ranked Number 1.  With it's 500 foot bluffs, spectacular scenery, great beaches, and almost 30 miles of nature trails, Devil's Lake State Park has something for everybody. It's no suprise that over 1.4 ...

Violence against wildlife should not be tolerated. Period.  In just the last 2 days we witnessed 2 separate incidents at Devil's Lake State Park where children were attacking wildlife.  In one indecent a pre-teen boy in the south shore beach area of the park found a toad in about an inch of water and began ...

Memorial weekend is the first big holiday weekend of the summer season and rarely is it relaxing.  Well, if you and your family are looking for a peaceful escape, I have one for you.  Take a paddle down the the Baraboo river.   Much of the river is shallow and slow moving as it winds it's ...