Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
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
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
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
Waterfall checklist time. Continuing the trend of underwhelming destinations my next stop was Tennyson Falls. This small waterfall is located on private property (County Road O about 1.5 miles east of Hwy 61 in Tennyson, WI; look south across bridge) and barely visible due to tree cover. Even zoomed in using my bigger camera lens … Read more
One final full day in Nevada. Decided to check out the Mount Charleston area if for no other reason it will be a good primer for future visits. Honestly though I don’t need any logic to pick a place like this: mountains, waterfalls, and within a national forest. It checks all the boxes. Vegas area was … Read more
Last stop for this Tennessee journey was Piney Falls State Natural Area. After leaving Ozone Falls I had almost no cell service and had to rely on loose notes & Google map printouts. Took a chance and eventually found the trailhead – no surprise, with sunset looming I was the only one here. The start of the … Read more
Time was moving quickly today, and the sun was getting noticeably lower on the horizon. Next stop was Ozone Falls State Natural Area, a smaller park with a tall waterfall. I visited the lower section via the Plunge Pool Trail. Along the way, there is a cave eroded in the cliffs called Gambler’s Den with … Read more
There are no shortages of hikes or waterfalls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and luckily my next stop wasn’t far after leaving Cataract Falls. Only several miles up the road, Laurel Falls is another popular short day hike. Parking at the trail head was a battle – likely due to the Thanksgiving holiday and kids … Read more
Left Newport this morning and bid Kelly farewell; she was heading east for work and I had to go west for tomorrow’s outbound flight. Sunshine and 40 degree temps made for excellent hiking weather (something we could have used the last few days). Oh well, onward to make the most of my limited time here! … Read more