{"id":203,"date":"2013-08-10T20:12:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T01:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.firepowerdesign.com\/kp\/?p=203"},"modified":"2013-08-10T20:12:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T01:12:51","slug":"day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.firepowerdesign.com\/kp\/day-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we took a trip to a State Natural area called Pleasant Valley Conservancy. It is about 5 miles northwest of Mount Horeb in the driftless area where it’s amazingly hilly with vistas and valleys. We will definitely be going back. It’s about a 50 min. drive from Stoughton so not such a long drive. Here is what we saw:
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From the parking area. I already knew it would be a great hike.<\/p><\/div>

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Our first Red-Headed Woodpecker. These birds are declining in numbers due to habitat destruction. We got a tip from another birder that we could see these birds at this location and they did not disappoint.<\/p><\/div>

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The red head on these birds is so bright. Nature has an amazing palette.<\/p><\/div>

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At the top of the bluff, we found some chairs that someone had left\u2014so thoughtful as we needed to take a load off.<\/p><\/div>

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All we needed were a couple footstools and we probably would have stayed all afternoon.<\/p><\/div>

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The view from the top.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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