Trails
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Video of the Doughboy Trail, Copper Falls State Park – Mellen, Wisconsin
©2010 John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLC
This video endorsed by Cabin Rentals in Wisconsin.Copper Falls State Park is named after the 30 foot falls on the Bad River. The 2,400 acre park has a number of waterfalls along the 8 miles of river in the Bad River Gorge. There are about 23 miles of hiking, biking, and skiing trails within the park. The 8 miles of hiking trails include a segment of the North Country Trail. This video covers the 1.7 mile Doughboy Trail through the scenic heart of the park. Music by Maury Smith, Malignant Choir and Red Cliff Drummers. Slide show and photographs copyright 2010, Creative Juice LLC.
Map of Copper Falls State Park (PDF file)
Camping at Copper Falls State Park
Trails of Copper Falls State Park
North Country Trail, Chequamegon Chapter
Weather forecast for Copper Falls State Park vicinity
Blog entries for Copper Falls State Park
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Video of Fallison Lake Trail, Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest – Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
©2010 John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLC
The Fallison Lake Nature Trail is a 2.5 mile loop through a landscape formed by the last ice age. Along the trail you will see a mixed forest of sugar maples, white pine, balsam, birch and aspen. Beaver can be seen along the shore or in the adjacant bogs. The forest is alive with the distinctive sounds of the Ovenbird, Loon, and Black-throated Green Warbler. Photographs and slideshow copyright 2010, Creative Juice LLC.Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
Maps of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
Blog entries for Fallison Lake, Northern Highland-American Legions State Forest
Blog entries for the Northern Highland-American Legions State Forest
Weather forecast for Boulder Junction, Wisconsin vicinity
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Video of John Muir Memorial Park, Town of Buffalo in Marquette County, Wisconsin
Photographs and slideshow copyright 2010, Creative Juice LLCFrom Wisconsin Historical Marker: John Muir View
“John Muir (1838-1914), world-famous naturalist and father of the national park system, often stopped to rest and admire this view as he walked from his home in Marquette County to the University of Wisconsin. Muir loved the wilderness from which his parents carved a farm and home, first at Fountain Lake, later at Hickory Hill, about twenty miles north from here (south of Montello). When he left Hickory Hill to enroll at the University, Muir’s love for nature was matched only by his genius for mechanical contrivances varying from a device to feed the horses at any designated hour to an early rising machine which tipped the occupant out of bed at a pre-set time. After four years in Madison, Muir left one University for another, the Wisconsin University for the University of the Wilderness.” Music by Paul Ehlers, Maury Smith, Evan Wanserski and Malignant Choir.
John Muir Memorial ParkJohn Muir: a brief biography (Sierra Club entry)
Marquette County segment of the Ice Age Trail
Weather forecast for John Muir Memorial Park vicinity
Blog entries for John Muir Memorial Park
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
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Video of Amnicon Falls State Park – Superior, Wisconsin
©2009 John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLC
This 825 acre park near Superior, Wisconsin has a number of beautiful waterfalls and cascades along the Amnicon River. A half billion years ago earthquakes along the Douglas Fault caused lava flows across the region. Ancient seas deposited sandstone over the underlying lava before the earthquakes. Since the last glaciers past here the sandstone has been eroding down to the basalt bedrock. The result along the Douglas Fault line has been a series of waterfalls that are the main features of the park. A small brownstone quarry in the park operated for about 20 years in the 1880s. Trout, walleye and smelt travel up the Amnicon River in the spring to spawn. Coho and Chinook salmon spawn during the fall. There are 36 primitive campsites with no showers. About 1.8 miles of trails cover both sides of the river and cross through a picturesque covered bridge. Music downloaded from Garageband.com. Other music by Malignant Choir and Paul Ehlers c 2009. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2009 Creative Juice LLC.Map of Amnicon Falls State Park
Camping at Amnicon Falls State Park
Weather forecast for Amnicon Falls State Park vicinity
Blog entries for Amnicon Falls State Park
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Video of the Red Beds Trail – Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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. One popular theory for the Tower’s origin suggests that it is the result of volcanic activity some 50 million years ago. A mass of molten rock traveled up to the top of the earth and formed an inverted cone structure. As it cooled, it fractured, creating the Tower’s prominent polygonal columns. The site was and is a sacred inspirational location for many Native Americans. According to the National Park Service, over twenty tribes have potential cultural affiliation with Devil’s Tower National Monument. They call it Bear Lodge, Bear’s Tipi, Ghost Mountain and a dozen other names that best suit their legends. Native Americans use the site for personal rituals, sweatlodge ceremonies, vision quests, and the Sun Dance. 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 Red Beds Trail passes through a surprising variety of picturesque terrains. The Belle Fourche Campground has 40 sites without showers or RV hookups. Music downloaded from Garageband.com. Native American 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.
Devil’s Tower National Monument
Belle Fourche Campground, Devil’s Tower National Mounument
Blog entries for Devil’s Tower National Monument
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Video of Redrock Falls and Trail- Glacier National Park, Montana
Redrock Falls is in the Many Glacier area on the east side of Glacier National Park. The historic Many Glacier Hotel is located on the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake. The trail can be accessed from this point as well as the campground. The trail follows a path through lush meadows, glacial lakes and tumbling waterfalls. The scenery is some of the best anywhere in America. The experience is overwhelming for any outdoor adventurer. Redrock Falls is about half way down the Bullhead Lake Trail. The round trip from the Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge to the falls and back is approximately 4.5 miles. Bears and moose are often encountered so always follow the precautions of the Park Rangers. Slide show copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.Day Hikes in Many Glacier area, see hike #31
Blog entries for Glacier National Park, MT
Weather forecast for the East Glacier Park, Montana vicinity
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Video of Effigy Mounds National Monument – Harpers Ferry, Iowa
This Monument, near Marquette, Iowa and across the Mississippi River from Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin, has some of the best preserved effigy mounds in the Midwest. There are over 200 mounds in this 2,500 acre Monument. 31 mounds are in the shapes of birds or bears. The largest, the Great Bear, is 137 feet long. President Harry Truman designated the area a Monument in 1949. Research has revealed evidence that the mound-building cultures existed here for at least 1,800 years. The mound building cultures of the upper Midwest built their mounds sometime between 800 b.c. And a.d. 1200. The effigy mounds were built in the latter half of that time period. Music copyright 2007 by Maury Smith. Slide show by John Wanserski.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin by R. A. Birmingham and L. E. Eisenberg
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Video of Far View House – Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Ancestral Puebloans lived at Far View 200 years before the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings were built. Approximately 50 villages existed over time within a half mile area of each other. Peak populations on this site occurred between A.D. 900-1300. Six excavated sites are connected by trails; Far View House, Pipe Shrine House, Coyote Village, Far View Reservoir, Megalithic House, and Far View Tower. Slide copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
