Our day started with a quick tour in the van of the Epic campus outside of Madison
The CEO , Judith Faulkner has created a huge campus with an unbelievable array of renewable energy generating systems.
The various areas of the campus are themed from various stories, Star Wars, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz , Harry Potter.
Epic is privately owned by Judith Faulkner , who “ Doesn’t want to be beholden to the quartet “
28th richest billionaire in the country.
We then drove to Mt Hebro and started our 30 mile ride back to Madison.
This trail was even better than yesterday’s.
At a certain point we started on a paved trail that took us into town.
The trail undulated and curved gently.
Throughout the ride there are wetlands and greenery
As we got closer to the hotel we circled part way around Lake Menona.
A good part of the town is built on an isthmus between lake Menona and Mendota.
Found a great bike shop and escaped without spending any money
Later in the afternoon we were taken through part of the University of Wisconsin by Mike who had done undergraduate work and Med school there.
We were amazed at the number of young people.
Retuned to The Public Parking Bar with 5 others.
This time I had “My grandmother hates my tattoo “ cocktail. while other members of the group read poems to us.
Billy Collins “The Lanyard” and Robert Frost’s “ The Birches”
The drink and the poetry were quite good.
Until tomorrow
Paul
Pau's Travels 