Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
The second stop on my fall tour was Wildcat Mountain State Park. I lost time trying to select a camping site and didn’t get much hiking in here, and instead of cranking out the mileage I did the short Observation Point Trail and watched the sun slowly fall beneath the horizon. Due to lack of … Read more
Fall colors are upon us here in Wisconsin. With a late October warm pattern pushing temps into the 70s, I booked last-minute vacation and hit the road. Full trip starts here on Thursday 10/19 and ends late Sunday 10/22 – stay tuned for more posts, there were over 10 stops and it takes time for … Read more
Got lucky and scored tickets months ago to see Fleet Foxes at the Chicago Theatre. First balcony booth seats with a table and waiter service thanks to an awesome pre-sale deal. Opening band Nap Eyes was OK if nothing else. Super chill sleepy-time music. Guess it’s not just a clever name? Fleet Foxes went on around … Read more
Woke up Saturday morning and decided to take a drive. My main goal was to scout land for the upcoming deer season in the Appleton/Green Bay area. High Cliff State Park was near enough for my overnight base camp allowing me to also check off another WI state park. I hastily threw together a backpack and … Read more
Last stop for my short weekend trip on 8/5/17 was Rocky Arbor State Park. It’s one of the smaller parks (244 acres) and is sandwiched in between busy highways I-94 and Hwy 12. It can be easily hiked in an hour or two with features including rock bluffs and a variety of plant life. I took … Read more
After leaving Governor Dodge State Park, I lost cell service (PS – Sprint is no bueno in WI), so I busted out the paper road atlas and picked the nearest destination. This time it happened to be Tower Hill State Park. I didn’t know anything about it beforehand but discovered the original purpose was for … Read more
It’s been a busy past few months and I was becoming irritated with my lack of adventure. Friday at work was slow, thunderstorms were giving way to clear skies, and I could sit still no longer. A last minute plan was hatched because that seems to be my modus operandi – and to be honest, trips … Read more
I’m happy to announce AdamMartin.SPACE now has social media accounts on all of the most popular sites! Moving forward, whenever I create new content here it will also be posted to the social pages. This should make it faster and easier for everyone to access new posts without manually checking this site. If you don’t … Read more
A short drive from the main Devil’s Lake State Park area (but still within the park) is Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area. Dedicated as the first state natural area in 1952, this is a popular family attraction thanks to easy access and a waterfall at the trail terminus. Traffic is very busy during weekends/holidays – … Read more
I woke early and left Mirror Lake State Park so I could get one last day of hiking in. After striking out at Devil’s Lake State Park due to huge crowds, I was hopeful that most families were heading home so I tried again – and was right. Although I didn’t have much time … Read more