Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
My friend Kelly finished work early and we finally got to hike together! Due to limited daylight we headed to nearby Burgess Falls State Park which is south of Cookeville in Putnam County. Reed a.k.a “Darkness“, the black lab in photos, loves hiking and is extremely well-behaved (although she gets slightly excited for squirrels). A … Read more
After leaving Waterloo Falls, I was itching to do some actual hiking. Next stop was Cummins Falls State Park which was only 15 minutes away by car. Weather today was nearly perfect – sunny and about 60 degrees, which felt like summer compared to what I left in Wisconsin. I started by hiking the Upstream … Read more
A few months back, I started chatting online & made friends with a fellow hiker/traveler who lived in Tennessee (totally not a murderer, more on that later). I had some vacation time to burn so I booked a last-minute trip and visited the Volunteer State in mid-November hoping to catch the last falls colors. Ended … Read more
Not sure I’ve mentioned this but waterfalls are pretty cool. The area around north central Wisconsin has plenty of them too. Next stop was the Dells of the Eau Claire River State Natural Area in Aniwa, WI (near Wausau). I didn’t know much about this location before visiting, but glad I stopped here. I parked … Read more
More heavy rains overnight continued the cold, wet conditions. But if I let a little rain stop me nothing would get done. So I pressed on and visited another small waterfall Rib Falls near Wausau, WI. Falls can be accessed from the adjacent Rib Falls County Park and is a very short hike but somewhat difficult … Read more
Decided to keep chasing waterfalls (no, I’m not doing that intentionally). Next stop was Grandfather Falls in Merrill, WI. Like many of the other state parks and popular destinations, this site also crosses with the Ice Age Trail – something I would like to section hike but that’s far in the future. The falls are … Read more
Continuing my rainy & cold fall trip, I detoured again for another side quest to visit Wisconsin waterfalls and located Spirit Falls in Tomahawk, WI. Falls are very easy to access – basically park at the nearby bar and walk 2 minutes to the Spirit River. Water is moving quite fast and seems relatively deep … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’ve been quite distracted with life & other adventures this past month. Since I’m stuffed with turkey and cannot move much, figured now is a good time for catch-up on my posting backlog. Stay tuned, I have about 20 new places to share in the pipeline! Back to this post originally from … 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
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