Blue Mound State Park

Well, today we decided to visit another Wisconsin state park - Blue Mound State Park. From the lookouts, you get this magnificent view of the surrounding area. It's the highest point in southern Wisconsin.

We started out and had lunch at this very traditional little diner in Mount Horeb on our way. The diner is an institution!

From there, I spotted this cool barn along the way - we had to stop so I could take its picture. I mean really, we live in WISCONSIN - home of barns, cows, cheese, and beer!

We finally made it to Blue Mounds and had this amazing view... WOW! For those who don't know, the driftless region is where the glaciers, when they were coming down North America, missed this little region - so the geology of the area is very different (there are actually hills!). It's located in the four corners of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa.

When we climbed the West Tower, we could see the storm coming, and decided it was time to leave. Five minutes after we got in the car, the rain hit. Downpour, really... But, you can't beat some quality time with your hubby!!