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<\/a><\/p>\nAt Sauk City the highway does it’s best to follow the Wisconsin River. I love to drive the blue highways that follow the rivers; the paths of the animals and birds. At Gotham we headed north by northwest on Hwy 14 towards Viroqua to visit Ann’s niece, Jessica, and her husband Matt. They provided us with wonderful hospitality; including a bed for the night. Saturday morning’s coffee and conversation on their new deck \u2014 built by Matt \u2014 simply delightful.<\/p>\n Back on the road at 9:30 am \u2014 Hwy 14\/61 to St. Paul, MN \u2014 now following the mighty, muddy Mississippi. Spectacular views with no time to stop; except for fuel, juice and muffins.<\/p>\n Arriving just a tad late due to one wrong turn.<\/p>\n Seeing as a guest and not “the wedding photographer” freed me to photograph “whatever” and take note of things I’d have done differently than the fellow and his crew. Slide show of additional\u00a0wedding observations here<\/a>. And\u00a0a few from the “film” camera here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunday morning, at the Best Western, provided pool time for Sophia and social time for family and friends of the iHusband and iWife (Sean is slowly Macifying Ellie):<\/p>\n Strolling, shopping, photographing with a late Mexican lunch in St. Paul before heading south along the mighty Miss.<\/p>\n A chocolate malt while driving through the night. Then south on Hwy 35 (hugging the river on the Wisconsin side); crossing back over to McGregor, IA at Prairie Du Chien. \u00a0The Holiday Shores Motel provided us with a terrace seat and cooling summer breeze which made it difficult to “go to sleep.” We watched a huge row of barges navigate the water-way in the dark. Monday morning provided a gorgeous view of Wisconsin’s river shore.<\/p>\n Monday passed too quickly \u2014 simply enjoying the river, the light, the barge traffic and McGregor (at one time allegedly\u00a0larger\u00a0than Chicago because of it’s ferry crossing).\u00a0Slide show of additional river and McGregor photographs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n