The Ice Age National Scenic Trail
This is where I walk.
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin is an impressive achievement and its history deserves its own post.
“Though the work of the glaciers in Wisconsin was completed more than 10,000 years ago, the notion of a hiking trail celebrating the state's Ice Age legacy dates back just a century. The story of the Ice Age Trail is a fascinating mix of vision, conservation, and passion involving both some of Wisconsin's most famous politicians and thousands of private citizens." (IATA)
This 1200-mile foot path loosely traces the edge of the furthest advance of the Wisconsin Glacier’s ice sheet. The landscape interpreted by this trail takes hikers through rich farmlands, prairies and wetlands and into deep, forested areas of white pines and oak. It is one of only 11 designated National Trails in the United States and it’s truly “a good thing.”
The Ice Age Trail Alliance, the volunteer organization that builds and maintains the trail, aims to create a corridor of protected space in the state that anyone can utilize. For more information about this organization, go to http://www.iceagetrail.org/
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The Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin is an impressive achievement and its history deserves its own post.
“Though the work of the glaciers in Wisconsin was completed more than 10,000 years ago, the notion of a hiking trail celebrating the state's Ice Age legacy dates back just a century. The story of the Ice Age Trail is a fascinating mix of vision, conservation, and passion involving both some of Wisconsin's most famous politicians and thousands of private citizens." (IATA)
This 1200-mile foot path loosely traces the edge of the furthest advance of the Wisconsin Glacier’s ice sheet. The landscape interpreted by this trail takes hikers through rich farmlands, prairies and wetlands and into deep, forested areas of white pines and oak. It is one of only 11 designated National Trails in the United States and it’s truly “a good thing.”
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