Tag Archives: Rivers
Autumn’s peak along Starkweather Creek
The colors last weekend were amazing, including that blue sky.
Cloudy skies over Cherokee Marsh
Wintering eagles
When the cold weather hits, it’s time to go bald eagle watching along the Wisconsin River. Since area lakes are frozen, the eagles congregate here for the winter, where they can catch fish.
View more →Then one foggy Christmas Eve…
Yahara River sunset
There’s nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a beautiful summer day.
A rainy sunset
As I made my way down to the river in Perrot State Park to check out the sunset one evening, a light rain started to fall. I was thinking about walking back to my campsite, when the sun broke through the clouds and began to illuminate the raindrops coming down. It was stunning the way the colors in the sky evolved. I sat there on the bench (under an umbrella) watching the show for almost an hour.
Up and up and up the trail
It was a warm morning when I hiked up the trail to the top of Brady’s Bluff (the highest point in Perrot State Park).
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 →The thawing
The last time I hiked along the Starkweather Creek (a week ago) I was able to cross it by walking on the ice. The warmer temps lately sure are welcome — high of 45°F today!
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