Waking up in Duluth for the last time we were all excited to have a nice hot breakfast. Thanks to Julie for standing up for her students. We were joined by Mindy Cooper, who once again had a tasteful treat of Chips Ahoy for us to enjoy on the long van ride ahead. Thanks Mindy!
The convoy departed shortly after breakfast with some of us looking forward to the six hour van ride. Upon arrival we were eager to set up camp and start exploring the beautiful scenery. Before we went on a walk Michael Martin filled us in on some history of the park. Devil's Lake State Park is located in the Baraboo Mountains in Wisconsin. The Baraboo Mountains once were taller than the Rocky Mountains are today but have became smaller over time due to erosion. Devil's Lake which is located in between the mountains was beautiful as well. It was created by two moraines that made it an Endorheic lake, which means that it does not have a drainage system. The name of the lake was first established by the Native American Ho-Chunk Tribe. They heard voices and spirits coming from the lake so they named it Dawakahchargra, which was translated to Spirit Lake. When white settlers arrived they renamed it Devil's Lake.
After the short lecture it was time to do some drawing. We were to find an area where we could see the mountains in the background while having some Quartzite rock in the foreground. We had thirty minutes to complete this sketch, so we knew we could not go in to full detail.
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| Cormac's drawing of Devil's Lake |
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| Michael Martin critiquing the drawings |
After the critique it was getting to be supper time so we headed back to camp and started cooking. The darkness came rather quickly so we finished eating around the camp fire. After some conversing, laughing, and singing we decided it was time for bed. Although everyone separates to their sleeping quarters a little chit chat ensues but slowly dies off as the long day finally takes its toll on our bodies.
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