Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Shifting gears during the midpoint of this road trip and floating my car & camping gear to Big Bay State Park on Madeline Island. I was getting cranky from all the driving so my first action item was to stretch out my legs and hike the Boardwalk Trail. Originally I was going to make a … Read more
Home base for the past couple of days has been Copper Falls State Park. I skipped them on this trip in favor of other destinations (see old posts here, don’t skip these if you’ve never visited before) but the weather did give me an opportunity for some fantastic night photography. Clear Sky Charts confirm this … Read more
Intermittent storms for the past several days washed away my best laid plans. Today (Jul-6) the stars aligned giving me blue skies, 72 degres, and a gentle breeze. Just about the perfect day to attempt a mysterious and unpublished waterfall called Copper Creek Falls at Pattison State Park. Access is through the northern park section … Read more
Chasing another waterfall on Iron County Forest lands, this time at Rouse Falls. Due to heavy overnight rains the tracks here are mostly mud so I opted for the mountain bike. Pay close attention at the first fork in the road and STAY LEFT if you don’t like mud. I did not pay attention and … Read more
My first two stops this morning took considerable amounts of time. For the afternoon I planned to circle back through Iron County and try some remote destinations. First up is Wren Falls near Anderson/Saxon, Wisconsin. You can drive up via fairly well graded forest roads and park several hundred yards down the hill. There is … Read more
One of the most popular destinations in the entire state (and for good reason) is a 2-for-1 waterfall and panoramic view found at Morgan Falls & St. Peter’s Dome. I stopped here last year but it was still closed due to storm damage – this year everything has been restored. Several new wooden bridges at … Read more
Morning of the 5th now and it’s another rainy day but I’m not stopping. Next attempt is at Second & Third Trestle Falls in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest just south of Mellen, Wisconsin. Lots of smaller rapids along the Bad River in this location. Access is very difficult and I am not providing details – … Read more
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Attempted Tyler Forks Dells Falls but failed with a capital F. I did reach the parking area at the end of Moore Park Road but from there it kind of sputtered out. Bushwhacking looked like one heck of a chore in July’s dense brush. Temps were still around 90°F today and none of this looked … Read more
Another hidden falls in Iron County which isn’t surprising given that much of this area if covered in dense forest. Upson Falls was my next stop and is very easily accessed via the city park & campground. There’s even a small shelter for larger parties. Hiking from the shelter upstream you will find some smaller … Read more
Quick stop but a surprisingly good one at Gile Falls in the very small mining neighborhood of Gile in Montreal, Wisconsin. To be perfectly honest I’m not sure what parts of this area are private property or public (all the maps I find are in disagreement) but there are historic signs for the Penokee Iron … Read more