J-O-G

I don't know when or why I started doing this, but for some reason, I usually spell the word jog instead of say it when I tell Einar that's what I'm going to do.  This morning I got up early and headed out for a j-o-g in the dark.  I decided that I would turn left when I got to Lake Mendota so I could jog through Maple Bluff, where the governor's mansion is.  There's a hill in Maple Bluff that's one of my favorite places in Madison.  The houses are set back from the road, and there are a lot of trees, so it doesn't really feel like you are in the middle of town.  Until you get to the top of the hill.  That's where you are able to see the lake again, and across the lake, you can see downtown Madison and the Capitol building.  Spectacular!

This Google maps street view shows the hill.  You can follow that scooter to the top of the hill (by clicking on the south arrow), where the road will turn left.  Unfortunately, you can't see the view well, but you can see the Maple Bluff area.

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