The Majesty of the Wisconsin Dells

There's a majestic place in Wisconsin, a place that people come from all over the world to view: The Wisconsin Dells. These beautiful rock formations were formed during the ice age some 15,000 years ago when the area now known as Wisconsin was at the bottom of a shallow sea.

Approximately 19,000 years ago, the Dells was at the extreme eastern margin of the continental glacier. However, the Dells was never covered by glacial ice sheets: it was part of the large Driftless Area that was bypassed by the ice. When the glacier melted, it formed Glacial Lake Wisconsin, a lake about the size of Great Salt Lake in Utah and as deep as 150 feet.

The lake was held back by an ice dam of the remaining glacier. The eventual bursting of the ice dam unleashed a catastrophic flood, dropping the lake's depth to 50 feet (15 m) and cutting deep, narrow gorges and unusual rock formations into the sandstone, which is what we see today.

Several tourists flock every year to gaze at this beautiful offering of Mother Nature. Sometimes it's good to get out of your city and explore something that makes you think and opens your mind. The Dells will surely do this and that's why The Wisconsin Dells are this week's One Tank Trip!

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