Quaking Bog

The answer to your question is, Yes. I am the master of dragging out posts for weeks and months after the actual events. In my delays I hope to bring you an accurate account of what went on and to highlight the great times we had.


It has been an increasing long time since my last post partially because the video was too big. I had to break it down in movie maker to about 14mb. I finally had the opportunity on Christmas morning to do this while Emily and Jonah were enjoying Kung Fu Panda.


After the delicious breakfast we headed out towards the Bell Museum. We were on our way there to see photos on bears. Our first stop was adjacent to the Theodore Wirth Parkway and it is called the Quaking Bog. Hats off here to Dan for understanding my interests. I love to see little treasures like this. I have never been there before and I hope to see it again in a different season. Thanks Dan!

The story was a special touch that gives you a glimpse into our weird and sometimes crazy weekend. I had a blast and it is up there on the charts as one of the best times had with Dan.

November is not a bad month to see any natural place. It offers it's own unique gifts at this time of year. I was compelled to take a photo of this stump covered in fungus. It reminds me of little balconies on some old and ran down apartment complex. The reds and yellows add their own special flavor in this wild photo composition. The branch is a leading line that takes your eye straight to the partially hidden world of miniature wildlife.

Before I forget, has anyone ever paid a parking meter at a park before? I have never, but I don't vi st as many as others might. I think that it is a good idea. It's not much money to pay and it brings in some funds for the department that oversees the park. Minnesota has a good head on it's shoulder when it comes to parks and recreation. I think Iowa is lost and will always be lost because of the few gems residing within it's borders and the lack of ideologies for environmentally treasures. Everything is basically hunted, fished, or drove upon here. The farm land is too valuable here for anything else I guess. Anyway, I am going on a tangent here.

The bog is wonderful. I wonder if there are animals beneath this floating mat preserved in the slowly decaying muck? There are a lot of tamarack trees and low growing moss like plants. The entire place is squishy and we walked on a man made trail. The trail was made of some type of plastic that pretty much kept you from falling through or getting wet. I did wander off the trail to climb up on top of a stump. It was hard getting up there and even harder getting down. Dan took a photo of me. If I fell, I wonder if I would have fallen through and how much of me would have fallen through. I imagine just my feet would fall through a bit and they would be soaked.

After a 1/2 hour or so we headed back to the car to continue our adventure.