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There is something called the "Ice Age Trail."" The trail is close to 1,000 wandering miles through various landscapes. You can walk the Ice Age Trail to witness hundreds of "crystal lakes, thriving prairies, productive farmlands, towering white pines, diverse wetlands, ancient Native American effigy mounds, remnant oak savannas, charming cities and many of the world's finest examples of the effects of continental glaciations- (Ice Age Park, 2001).
The lack of availability for Laurentide Ice Sheet to expand across southwestern Wisconsin and some adjacent area it created the Driftless Area. Even though areas surround the Driftless Area covered with materials transported by glaciers (UWEX, 1990). The Driftless Area has large quantity of massive limestone and dolomite layers, through which the rivers in the area have carved deep gorges walled with steep bluffs (Driftless Area, 2002). .
Many plant species are unique to this region in Wisconsin. Prior to settlement prairies and oak groves covered this area. Still today, the land resembles that of the land prior to settlement. However, today a large amount of endangered species and threatened species of plants create their habitat in these areas (Driftless Area, 2002). .
Still today Wisconsin's climate is still changing. During the winter months we still see water freezing and turning into thick ice. However, I do not think that it gets has as thick as the past. Wisconsin's winters are usually pretty interesting. The amount of snowfall and ice still seems to remain greater in the upper part of the state. .
I now will go into detail about the geology of Devils Lake State Park. It has areas that at one time were areas of glaciers and others, which were parts of the Driftless Area. The first thing that I am going to talk about is the moraines. There are several different moraines that were created. I feel that the most interesting one talked about was area around the Johnson's Pond.