Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Plans today went sideways in a hurry. Intended to camp at Beaver Lake near Marengo but the black flies were overwhelming. Spent lots of time driving in search of campsites and ended up at Copper Falls State Park ecstatic they had one open site left. Rain would take over in the evening but I’ll save … Read more
The Pine River running through Florence County has plenty of waterfalls and today I would be visiting several. Next stop is Breakwater Falls which sit below the Pine River Flowage & WE Energies hydroelectric dam. Access can be found from both north & south shores but as you will see it’s likely better viewing from … Read more
LaSalle Falls is my next destination and is not far from the last stop at Washburn Falls. Trail is very easy to find at a large parking area with well marked signs, maps, and even paper pamphlets. This area on the Pine-Popple Wild Rivers is managed by the Wisconsin DNR and is open for many … Read more
It’s now July 2nd and the first stop is at Washburn Falls near Fern, Wisconsin in Florence County. Weather is nice albeit warm in the low 80’s with abundant sunshine. After a short drive down forest roads the trail head is easy to find right off a gravel parking area. The hike itself is short … Read more
Continuing along the Menominee River in White Pine Haven, Wisconsin my next stop at Pemene Falls carried me into Faithorn Township, Michigan as the best access point. From the parking area it’s only a short walk to the falls down a dirt path. Lots of rapids upstream and downstream. From above the falls looking down it’s … 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
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