Summer 2016: Day 66, Vacation Day 5
The rain rumbled through Wisconsin today.
I went for a long walk on the trail this morning while the sun was out. I was hoping for an adventure today, but I also knew thunderstorms were forecast in the afternoon. Our tentative adventure was a fire lookout tower in Phelps that, according to the picture, had stairs and might have offered a great view of the woods. The clouds began to roll in on our scenic drive, but when we got to the tower, it was fenced off, and the stairs hadn't looked usable in years.
After snapping this picture, we headed back into Eagle River to go go-karting. Maybe two minutes away from the track, Michael suggested we see a movie instead. The skies looked ominous, and even as we pulled into the go-kart parking lot, the drizzle began and got harder as we drove to the theater.
We didn't have much time to get to the movie and missed the first few minutes of "Toy Story 4," but we couldn't have timed it more perfectly -- the skies opened up into a torrential while we were getting popcorn. (Finding a parking spot practically in front of the theater also helped.) The movie was good, and the boys ripped through two big bags of popcorn. This was an acceptable alternative to go-karting on a day of bad weather.
After hitting the grocery store, we headed back to Three Lakes. Lori and I went back out in time for a little more rain to pick up some pizzas for dinner. The storm had knocked down some branches, including a big one on my in-laws' farm. The rain passed finally, and Ben and Brody actually got out to explore for a little while as Lori, Michael, and I watched the end of "American Ninja Warrior." And, the humidity has subsided enough that I am sitting outside writing in relative comfort and not many bugs. I can even see a star in the clouds if I look up.
I went for a long walk on the trail this morning while the sun was out. I was hoping for an adventure today, but I also knew thunderstorms were forecast in the afternoon. Our tentative adventure was a fire lookout tower in Phelps that, according to the picture, had stairs and might have offered a great view of the woods. The clouds began to roll in on our scenic drive, but when we got to the tower, it was fenced off, and the stairs hadn't looked usable in years.
After snapping this picture, we headed back into Eagle River to go go-karting. Maybe two minutes away from the track, Michael suggested we see a movie instead. The skies looked ominous, and even as we pulled into the go-kart parking lot, the drizzle began and got harder as we drove to the theater.We didn't have much time to get to the movie and missed the first few minutes of "Toy Story 4," but we couldn't have timed it more perfectly -- the skies opened up into a torrential while we were getting popcorn. (Finding a parking spot practically in front of the theater also helped.) The movie was good, and the boys ripped through two big bags of popcorn. This was an acceptable alternative to go-karting on a day of bad weather.
After hitting the grocery store, we headed back to Three Lakes. Lori and I went back out in time for a little more rain to pick up some pizzas for dinner. The storm had knocked down some branches, including a big one on my in-laws' farm. The rain passed finally, and Ben and Brody actually got out to explore for a little while as Lori, Michael, and I watched the end of "American Ninja Warrior." And, the humidity has subsided enough that I am sitting outside writing in relative comfort and not many bugs. I can even see a star in the clouds if I look up.
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