Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Continuing my waterfall quest in NE Wisconsin. Much of this part of the journey involved gravel and dirt roads in the Fern/Fence townships south of Florence. Passed through swarms of wild turkeys – of course this only ever happens when I’m not trying to hunt. Big Bull Falls is my next target. From the parking … Read more
Northern Wisconsin fall colors were calling my name. It has been too long since my last camping trip and I aimed to remedy that. Aided by a long 3-day weekend I packed the car and headed for the forests. Quick pitstop on the way at Titletown Brewing Company in Green Bay for an elk burger … Read more
Took a short “nap” after sunset and woke again around 11:30pm. Hiked back to the area north of the boathouse for astro photos. Developing these has taught me some interesting lessons for 2019 but wish I had more chances to play last year. Unfortunately this is the single best image from about 1-2 hours of … Read more
Part 2 of my visit to Rock Island State Park. You can view Part 1 here and Part 3 will be coming soon. Buckle up, this is a long post but worth it (in my opinion). Here we go! (Don’t forget to click on photos for a larger view with more detail!) Thordarson Trail After … Read more
Breakfast on Washington Island was over. I packed my backpack with enough gear for one night and took a ferry to Rock Island State Park at the farthest end of the Door Peninsula before it changes over to the UP. I’m splitting this into several posts because I took tons of pictures – stay tuned … Read more
After another hour driving, home for tonight is Council Grounds State Park. Thankfully this park is smaller and can be done in about an afternoon. I wasted no time setting up camp before setting out on the trails. Big Pines Nature Trail -> Unmarked Trail -> Red Trail Right from the campgrounds you can hop … Read more
Heading out from Interstate State Park today heading eastbound (I had to book my trip this way due to uncertainty from the heavy rains & flooding along the Mississippi). Today would be spent mostly on the highway with 5 hours of driving. First stop to break up the day was Little Falls in Winter, Wisconsin. … Read more
Midday detours were complete and I was back at Interstate State Park for part 2 of my visit. Goal for the afternoon was to hike all the remaining trails which I was able to complete minus one or two small connecting paths. Eagle Peak Trail Starting from my campsite, I walked through the parking area … Read more
Another detour on the way back to my campsite was to check out Straight Lake State Park. As Wisconsin’s newest park (founded in 2002), it’s still relatively primitive which typically means less people & less disturbed nature. I decided to take a quick trek around the Rainbow Lake Loop Trail and leave the rest for … Read more
Yesterday I arrived at Interstate State Park, setup camp, and almost immediately set off searching for waterfalls in the surrounding area. Not quite sure I did it in that order, just a habit when I’m camping at a site for multiple nights my first day is always getting the “lay of the land”. Weather was a … Read more