Devil's Lake State Park

Did I mention that we did not bring the van with us on this trip. We are only going to attend the HTC rally and then back to Indiana. So, where ever we go we have to drive the motor home.

This morning we got things ready to travel about 1 mile to Devil's Lake state Park. This lake sits down in a hole surrounded by mountains of granite stone. It had been eroded over the eons by water and freezing weather breaking the stones into smaller stones, some as small as gravel and others are as large as a house. There are lots of hiking trails as well as good fishing in the lake.

We traveled most of the roads around the park and lake. some are quite steep and curvy but we made it. A much easier drive in the van, but it was not available.

Later we drove the short distance to Barraboo, WI, the circus capitol of the world. It was the home of the Ringling brothers as well as the winter home for the circus.

We got to tour many of the buildings on the campus and see a lot of the wagons and other equipment, some being refurbished in their facility that takes them back to the condition they were when used in the circus. During the summer months there is a circus you can attend daily at the facility. One of the photographs was of about 1000 employees that worked for and in the circus. The other 200+ were attending the animals and other things necessary for the daily operation. It took about 100 rail cars to haul the circus with 4 wagons to the train car.

It was a most interesting day with all that we were able to see and do.

Tomorrow we will be off to Bancroft and the rally.