Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Heading out from Interstate State Park today heading eastbound (I had to book my trip this way due to uncertainty from the heavy rains & flooding along the Mississippi). Today would be spent mostly on the highway with 5 hours of driving. First stop to break up the day was Little Falls in Winter, Wisconsin. … Read more
Midday detours were complete and I was back at Interstate State Park for part 2 of my visit. Goal for the afternoon was to hike all the remaining trails which I was able to complete minus one or two small connecting paths. Eagle Peak Trail Starting from my campsite, I walked through the parking area … Read more
Another detour on the way back to my campsite was to check out Straight Lake State Park. As Wisconsin’s newest park (founded in 2002), it’s still relatively primitive which typically means less people & less disturbed nature. I decided to take a quick trek around the Rainbow Lake Loop Trail and leave the rest for … Read more
After this morning’s ~4 mi. hike it was time for a lunch break. I decided to venture outside the park in search of more waterfalls (and a burrito at a place called Poco Loco). Next stop was Cascade Falls in Osceola, Wisconsin. History lesson: the town was named after Osceola, leader of the Seminole resistance … Read more
Yesterday I arrived at Interstate State Park, setup camp, and almost immediately set off searching for waterfalls in the surrounding area. Not quite sure I did it in that order, just a habit when I’m camping at a site for multiple nights my first day is always getting the “lay of the land”. Weather was a … Read more
Last stop before camp was again on the Apple River but slightly farther north around Amery/Little Falls, Wisconsin. This was another unique location offering two falls in one spot with less than 1/4 of separation. Starting at the WI DNR public fishing area, I made my way down the foot-worn path to see both Pike … Read more
As I started driving back towards camp, the GPS took me briefly across the Mississippi River and into Minnesota at Hudson. Came back into Wisconsin near Somerset, WI to search for Apple River Falls. There is no parking area here, just a small area on a gravel shoulder (if you visit here, please be mindful … Read more
Knocked out my failures early this morning but wasted lots of time doing so and it was now 5pm. Glad for all the sunlight on long summer days. My next stop of Glen Park in River Falls, Wisconsin was able to snag a quick and easy 2-for-1 by seeing Glen Park Falls & Junction Falls … Read more
Packed up camp at Pattison State Park and hit the road in search of new hiking and waterfalls. Today started off with more of a whimper than a bang with three complete failures. Why am I sharing this? Definitely not for the (lack of) photos, that’s for sure. Mainly to show that even in failure … Read more
Continued heading east on Hwy 13 back towards Cornucopia, Wisconsin. Sunshine was popping through the clouds and temperatures were in the mid 70’s. Perfect conditions to take an easy hike and check out Lost Creek Falls. Path start off as crushed gravel and transition to huge sections of boardwalk. The trail is extremely well maintained … Read more