We stopped at the Wisconsin Dells today and took a boat ride down the Wisconsin River past cliffs, canyons and hoodoos carved by the river through the soft sandstone over thousands of years.
The area was relatively unknown until a stereographer (3D photographer) H. H. Bennett explored the area with his camera. Today the town is a tourist trap rivaling Niagara Falls; a dam has flooded many of the best rock formations; and the peaceful native population that lived in The Dells was evicted (four times) from their ancestral lands. So much for progress. I imagine we'll hear more stories like this as we travel west.
A highlight of the boat ride was encountering a young bald eagle in a tree by the shore. We were seated on the open top deck of the boat as he landed quite close with a freshly caught fish in his talons!
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