Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Estabrook Falls is another easy access waterfall in Southeastern Wisconsin. Located in the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood, you can find these falls by walking down a short stairway near the Estabrook Beer Garden. The Milwaukee River is very wide here and there is no chance to get better views without swimming or a drone. Hard … Read more
Another short detour near home and bagged another 2 waterfalls for my checklist. This time it was Menomonee Falls just northwest of Milwaukee. Starting at the far north end is Mill Pond Park which contains a spillway that was crafted to appear like a natural waterfall and is visible from the street. Directly south across … Read more
One final waterfall from my June 9th day trip. Cedarburg Falls is very easily accessible at Cedar Creek Park in Cedarburg, WI. There is a second set of “falls” upstream but I think it’s a man-made spillway so I didn’t give it much thought. Very nice place to stop and have a picnic if you … Read more
More waterfalls on the way home from Kohler-Andrae State Park. Located in Port Washintgon, WI you can find Sauk Creek Falls in the Sauk Creek Nature Preserve. A short distance from the trail head you can cross a bridge with views up and down stream. The northern bank is above the falls, and while viewing … Read more
On the homeward drive from Kohler-Andrae I made a detour to check out the Sheboygan Falls waterfall. This was very easy to access via a short wooden stairway at Falls View Park in the downtown area. The park is small but gives access to an immediate upstream view of the upper falls in the distance. … Read more
Had to work late Friday which bombed my plans to camp for the first time of the year. Instead, took a day trip to Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Located directly on the Lake Michigan shoreline, this is actually two parks managed as one unit with portions protected as State Natural Areas. With only … Read more
All Evil Wave is a small waterfall located within Quarry Lake Park in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Access to the falls is just a short walk from the parking lot through the bushes. Water levels seem very low right now, and although this is a small falls (rapids?), probably better earlier in spring. Other rapids are … Read more
The Milwaukee/Chicago corridor isn’t known much for it’s hiking, but luckily a shorty drive from my home west of I-94 provides a small glimpse of wilderness. Shockingly though, aside from one brief disaster of a camping trip in 4th grade Boy Scouts, I have never hiked here. The Dude can no longer abide. On an … Read more
Final stop from Memorial Weekend day trip was the spillway at Belleville Community Park. I thought it had an actual waterfall for my checklist but I read incorrectly – this is an all man-made spillway. Oh well, still kinda neat. Best part was the extraordinarily friendly & social snakes (northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon). These little … Read more
Big Spring Creek in the small town of Highland, Wisconsin contains a fantastic cascades/waterfall just a short hike from the parking area. Also goes by the name of Big Spring Branch waterfall and other variations. This creek is well known for class I/II trout fishing, and the spring itself is fed from an underground river. … Read more