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HI! I’m Ellen and this is Maxie. Welcome to Tails from the Trail!
I’ve had so many people ask about my hikes and I love to share the details so that they – and now you – can do it too!

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Ellen Explores WI Parks

Southeast Wisconsin is chock full of parks! My town, Whitefish Bay and Milwaukee are located right on Lake Michigan. I gravitate towards parks by the lake because it is just so vast and looks different every time I see it.

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Ellen Explores the IAT

The IAT is 1 of 11 National Scenic Trails in the whole country, making Wisconsin proud. You may be wondering why it’s called the Ice Age Trail…well, over 12,000 years ago, Wisconsin was covered in a huge glacier flow.

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ICE AGE TRAIL: Walla Hi Segment 11.21.21

The trail kicked off by going under a picturesque covered bridge that crosses a stream. This segment is part of the Walla Hi County Park which includes a horse trail and other looping hiking paths.

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Ellen

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ICE AGE TRAIL: West Bend Segment 6.12.21

I work in special ed in an elementary school and yesterday marked the end of the craziest school year ever. Today we took a well-deserved daycation!

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Ellen

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Highland Woods 6.4.21

I had been looking for a short hike also close to my home and got a hot tip the day before!

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Ellen

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It was awesome to see blue skies and friendly faces out on the Trail today! A big thanks to Michelle, a volunteer we met today, who was out maintaining the trail. Cheers!
We had a blast doing a clean up in the snow! It helped knowing we were going to grab a craft brew after as a “reward”. Thanks to @sprecherbrewery and the other breweries for organizing the event!
Spring snow in Wisco today.❄️
After the rain, the warm breezes blew in for a great hike on @iceagetrailorg Stony Ridge segment. Reminiscing about the day over a few Set Lists from @eagleparkbrewing as I post this! Cheers!!🍻
Yesterday, ice storm covered all the trees by us. This morning the sunshine was shining!
Looking for ice spikes? Look no further…my @kahtoola microspikes saved the day yesterday. We literally saw people slipping and sliding all over … and we had no issues. Love them!
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