Menomonie, Wisconsin

We spent Labor Day in Menomonie at a wooded and well-appointed rental in the countryside. I still couldn’t bike on the nearby Red Cedar Trail, so we walked, revisited a local cave, and went to a nearby orchard. Follow my feet…

Cain’s Orchard environs. I grew up near Cain’s, in this bucolic land. It’s where my spooky novel, Chorus of Crows takes place. Does this area look scary? You’ll think so by the end of this post.

I’ve never seen a mushroom quite like this hum-dinger.

Crystal Cave for Mosaic Monday

Already? This was Labor Day, after all….

Boo!

P.S. We finally biked again on a sultry October weekend, rolling over the Chippewa Trail and the Red Cedar Trail. Then we left for Florida. Hooray!

“I went into Chorus of Crows expecting a creepy rural thriller. What I got? Something that crawled into my head, rearranged the furniture, and refused to leave.” ~ Jonathon Gruner

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Sharon Wagner is a supernatural writer, inexhaustible travel blogger, and illustrator of children’s books, including Maya Monkey. A creative from birth, she never stops dreaming of magical worlds to unravel with words. Her debut novel, The Levitation Game, launches this summer. When she’s not traveling the jungles of Central America, Sharon lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats.

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13 Comments

  1. What beautiful scenery. I love all the halloween decorations. You two are a most good looking couple.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. ♥

  3. Must look, where you drive along. It’s new for me and very interesting to read about. Because I couldn’t travel there, and reading in a Blog like here is a fantastisc alternative.
    Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday

    Greetings by Heidrun 🎃…loved the Boo

  5. Hello Sharon,
    Love the landscapes and views of the cave. The Halloween decorations are cool looking.
    Pretty and colorful pigeon. Great photos! Enjoy Florida! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post.
    Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.

  6. *Grin*—dear Sharon, looking at your landscape photos, I certainly wouldn’t have considered the area “creepy.” And as for the spooky figures—like those Halloween creatures—I don’t find them particularly frightening, though they might be a bit scarier than the ones we saw in Canada! 😉 But Jonathon Gruner’s words already reveal that you know your craft…
    Have a good tme in Florida!
    All the best from Austria 🤗
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2026/10/reisebericht-2025-sasquatch-heie.html

  8. I’ve only been to Wisconsin once and I loved the look and feel of the state. Your photos are great. Glad you got to go bicycling.

  12. Hello Sharon,
    Nice pictures. You have visit wonderful places. That bridge is so special.
    Nice mushrooms and apecial to see all the Helloween figures. What a creations..hihi..!!
    Great to see all of this while your trail by bike. Good luck!!

    Many greetings,
    Marco

  13. That mushroom really is a hum-dinger, I have never seen one shaped quite like that either. Knowing the countryside around Cain’s Orchard is where Chorus of Crows takes place makes the photos read differently, because on the surface it all looks so calm and bucolic. Glad you finally got back on the Red Cedar Trail in October before heading south to Florida.

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