Instead of frost falling today, snowflakes were dropping from the sky. And many of the waterfalls in the area are frozen and not flowing, but I am looking forward to the spring melt when they start falling again.
White Water Falling
Picture of the Day for December 16, 2018
Water was dripping off the roof as the snow melted on the warmer day and I added some water to the ground too as I washed the salt off my car. But the volume of running water was nowhere like the flow of the Ontonagon River before it makes several drops at Bond Falls.
Bond Upper Cascades
Picture of the Day for January 26, 2017
The cloudy, below freezing winter day has me wishing for a hint of warmer times and adventures like a trip to a waterfall, like to Bond Falls in Upper Michigan.
Waterfall Wishing
Picture of the Day for November 15, 2016
A month ago, the leaves were still displaying their autumn glory near Bond Falls, but now the leaves are off the trees but a hike is still pleasant with temperatures above normal.
Bond Falls in October
Picture of the Day for October 14, 2016
Some waterfalls dry up in the autumn or have low flow but this wet fall has some running at much higher levels.
Flowing Waterfall
Picture of the Day for September 21, 2016
The rain falling today has caused flash flood warnings in the area, so there may be areas with flowing water that are normally dry. I prefer watching known waterfalls than the unexpected ones.
Small Cascades Ahead of a Big Drop
Picture of the Day for February 12, 2016
The Arctic cold air is rushing down today with wind chills predicted to be -31 this evening. I much rather see rushing water of a river than to feel the cold air blowing by me. A night like tonight might have chilled Abraham Lincoln who was born 207 years ago in a log cabin in Kentucky. But Lincoln’s birthday is mostly overlook these days with only few states recognizing his birthday as a holiday.
Lincoln might have like rivers too as he is the only president to hold a patent, which was for a flotation device to help riverboats in shallow water.
Water Rushing Over Bonds Falls
Picture of the Day for January 4, 2016
My visit to waterfalls tend to be mostly in the three warmer seasons, maybe since in the winter the trails to reach the falls are icy or deep in snow and could be 100 degrees colder. In the spring, the waterfalls roar with a heavy volume of water and in the autumn, although the flow may be light, the colors are bright.
Colorful Bond Falls
Picture of the Day for December 16, 2015
The weather was rather mixed up today, with thunder and lightning during heavy rain and sleet, then a brief thirty seconds of sun before it turned dark again with more snow and rain. A flowing river in the autumn would be a more favorable sight than what was flowing today.
Cascades Before Bond Falls
Picture of the Day for September 26, 2015
Some waterfalls may only be a trickle or completely dry in the fall, but others, like Bond Falls on the Ontonagon River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, continue to have a steady flow of water. There are a series of rapids totaling about 20 feet before the main drop of 50 feet with a width of more than 100 feet as it makes it way to Lake Superior.
Bond Falls
