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Let’s Climb Kilimanjaro

Eldest kid Sam was coming off several months working in a COVID ward in New York City and wanted to do something big before she started medical school in August 2021. Some of her medical buddies suggested going hiking in Iceland, because Iceland was letting people in. With COVID testing, of course. Other voices thought going to Africa and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro would be fun. Tanzania was also letting people come. We climbed Mount Fuji in Japan in 2014. That was fun and a real adventure. How much harder could Kilimanjaro be?

Lots harder, as it turned out.

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Cottage on Black Oak Lake

Black Oak Lake
Before I finish Dad’s Journals about Land O’Lakes I want to tell you something about the cottage we had on Black Oak Lake. I remember many wonderful memories about spending time here on vacations when we lived in Baraboo and Rockton. The Ferry’s and Ely’s also have homes on the lake and now the Concerve School is also located on the lake. Continue reading Cottage on Black Oak Lake