Buckhorn State Park was designated a park in 1971. The park and two adjacent state wildlife areas cover 5,900 acres on a peninsula in the Castle Rock Flowage of the Wisconsin River. The flowage that covers 13,955 acres is the 5th largest body of water in the state. Fishing and all sorts of water sports dominate the activities. You can access the 45 campsites by land or water. This video includes campsites 1-19. Music downloaded from Garageband.com. Slide show and photographs copyright 2010, Creative Juice LLC.
Buckhorn State Park was designated a park in 1971. This video includes campsites 20-45. Music downloaded from Garageband.com. Slide show and photographs copyright 2010, Creative Juice LLC.
Devil’s Tower, elevation 5,117 ft., rises 1,267 ft. above the Belle Fourche River. Col. Richard I. Dodge, who commanded a military escort for the USGS in 1875, is credited with naming this steep-sided mass of igneous rock, Devil’s Tower. The site was and is a sacred inspirational location for many Native Americans. President Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed the Tower the nation’s first National Monument in 1906. The 8 miles of hiking trails are worth every step. The Belle Fourche Campground has 40 sites without showers or RV hookups. This video includes all campsites in Loop B. Music by Malignant Choir, Maury Smith coypright 2008, Paul Ehlers copyright 2009. Drumming and singing recorded live at the Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Treaty Rights – Bayfield, Wisconsin, July 2, 2009. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2009 by Creative Juice LLC.
Rib Mountain rises 650 feet above the central Wisconsin flatlands. At 1,924 feet, Rib Mountain is Wisconsin’s third highest point. The area became a park in 1927. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built trails, a campground and gazebo in the 1930s. The downhill ski runs also opened in the 1930s. There are 30 campsites and showers. This video includes all 30 campsites. All music downloaded from Garageband.com except for track no. 4 copyright 2009 by Paul Ehlers. Photographs and Slideshow copyright 2009, Creative Juice LLC.
The Tetons first received government protection in 1897 when Congress created the Teton Forest Reserve. In 1929, the central peaks of the Teton Range and a half dozen lakes at their base officially became Grand Teton National Park. In the mid-1930s John D. Rockefeller, Jr. bought 35,000 acres of property next to the park. In 1943 the Jackson Hole National Monument was created with a 221,000 acre tract of valley lands around the Snake River. By 1950 the original 1929 park was united with the 1943 Jackson Hole National Monument to create the present day 485 square mile park. The Tetons, rising abruptly from the floor of the Snake River Valley, are fault block mountains with their origin about 13 million years ago. Elk and pronghorn antelope make annual migrations through the park. Moose are seen around the Snake River wetlands and mountain lakes. Black bear and grizzlies roam the mountain slopes and wooded lake shores. The park has five campgrounds with 200 miles of trails to explore. The Colter Bay Visitor Center houses an Indian Arts Museum. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
