Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Basecamp for the next several days is at Lost Lake Recreation Area campground. This is a small site in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest that sits on an 86-acre lake and is a fantastic spot for a quiet family vacation. I didn’t have much time left today so I did the only thing that seemed reasonable: … Read more
Heading north to continue my waterfall & hiking journeys. For this leg I was camping in Tipler, Wisconsin which is where my family had once lived. Decided to visit the Martin Cemetery which is named for our family. This is a very small town – population 200 – and also a very small cemetery of … Read more
Awoke this morning to some questionable weather – lots of thunderstorms in the area but very scattered in nature. Packed up camp & headed out to my first stop at Freeman Falls. WARNING: PRIVATE PROPERTY I originally stopped here the day before (6/29) and found this was private property. Notice the sunshine from these first … Read more
Spent one quick night camping at Hartman Creek State Park. Mosquitoes were very hungry so I skipped hiking on this trip and instead decided to paddle the small and tranquil Allen Lake. Not much to share other than a short hyperlapse video from the GoPro Hero 7 Black (today was my first day using it … Read more
Another very easy & quick waterfall/rapids is Pissmire Falls located in the northern part of Menominee County, Wisconsin. For these you can basically drive up & park on the shoulder and view from the bridge across the Wolf River. Here’s the upstream view: Downstream view shown here. Unfortunately I can’t access any further because this … Read more
Quick stopover at Shotgun Eddy Rapids. This was included on my list as a waterfall of sorts (and it is relatively large/long) but it’s not much to see. Can be accessed via the Shotgun Eddy rafting rental & campground. I may return for the rafting/tubing experience but it wasn’t in the cards for this trip. … Read more
Just downstream from Sullivan Falls is yet another set of substantial feature named Ducknest Rapids. Only have one photo to share – be sure to watch the video below, much easier to show everything with the wide-angle GoPro lens. Note: Apparently there is a waterfall called Ducknest Falls just upstream from the rapids, however I … Read more
Continuing upstream along the Wolf River my next stop is at Sullivan Falls, an easily accessible waterfall and well worth the short walk. Couldn’t photograph the falls from many different angles but it’s fairly large so don’t miss it. Also looks like a popular put-in spot for a group of rafters. Looks like fun, lots … Read more
Menominee County is chock full of amazing natural beauty along the Wolf River. Next spot is a 2-for-1 starting at Tea Kettle Rapids which is more of a small shelf waterfall but called rapids by name. Just a few hundred yards downstream is also Wolf River Dalles. This is the best photo I could get … Read more
From Big Eddy Falls it only takes a short & scenic drive north on WIS 55 to reach Big Smokey Falls. The area is open to the public but I’ve heard they sometimes charge a $5 fee during the peak summer months. Views upstream on the Wolf River are quite serene by contrast. A large … Read more