I spent most of the past week camping at High Cliff State Park. Sure is good for my soul to get away and spend some extended time in nature.
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Amazed by the Black Lagoon
I took a camping vacation last week in Northern Wisconsin, where I had to visit my favorite spot in the whole state: The Black Lagoon on the Star Lake Nature Trail [PDF]. I must have hiked that trail and visited that spot at least a couple dozen times, but every time I see it, I am just as amazed as I was the first.
View more →Camping again
Last week I went camping for the first time since August of 2019. I spent the week at Perrot State Park, located along the Mississippi River northwest of La Crosse. The photos here feature the park’s most well known landmark, Trempealeau Mountain.
View more →Big Bay’s rocky shore
The hiking trails along the southeastern edge of Big Bay State Park (where I camped on Madeline Island) provide excellent views of the granite rocks that line the shore of Lake Superior there.
View more →Scenes from a northwoods bike ride
I spent the first half of last week camping in the Northern Highland State Forest. One of the best things about that area is the Heart of Vilas County Trail.
View more →Stromy skies over Tomahawk Lake
Some storm clouds moved in over what was a pretty nice sunset on my first evening of camping in Northern Wisconsin. Sure enough, after midnight heavy rain pounded my tent for several hours.
Trout Lake sunset
The best sunset I saw while camping last week.
Another visit to the Black Lagoon
I spend last week camping in northern Wisconsin, where I made my annual summer pilgrimage to the Black Lagoon on the Star Lake Nature Trail. As I’ve said before, this is my favorite view in all of Wisconsin. The thought that entered my mind when I was there this time was, I’ll bet it looks just as amazing in the winter. Someday, I’ll have to see for myself.
Where the Wisconsin & Mississippi Rivers meet
I spent most of this week camping at Wisconsin’s Wyalusing State Park, located on the bluffs above the meeting point of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers.
Hiking the Fallison Lake trail
A couple of views from the Fallison Lake nature trail, one of the nicest in the Northern Highland State Forest.