The summer dry conditions have reduced the water flow of the Amnicon River and visitors to the park can cross the river without the need of the bridge. Rains this week, and especially today, have filled my pond causing it to overflow and instead of people playing in the flowing water, a doe with her fawns were splashing around in my overflow running water.
Low Amnicon River
A half mile trail downstream from the High Falls on the Baptism River is the Two Step Falls and this is the upper step of that waterfall. And on a hot Sunday, it would feel nice to wade in the water between the two steps of the waterfall.
Upper Part of Two Step Falls
With the number of campers and RVs on the road the last couple of days, I’m sure the parks will be full during the holiday weekend. By taking a long hike, you can visit the 100 foot drop High Falls of the Baptism River is in Minnesota’s Tettegouche State Park.
Baptism High Falls
There was dry area under the Horton Covered Bridge so that you walk underneath it when normally the channel is filled with rushing water of the Amnicon River.
Lower Falls Low Flow
Last Monday I visited Amnicon Falls State Park, which has four waterfalls, including the one called Now and Then. And the dry conditions also existed to the north as it is the first time that I seen the Now and Then Falls completely dry. This waterfall is fed by a crack in the basalt rock from the main river when the water level is high enough. One of my relatives called it Once in a While, which is fitting this very dry June.
Dry Now and Then Falls
With people out vacationing this weekend, I wonder if the “Now and Then” waterfall at Amnicon State Park is flowing or not, if it is as dry up there as around my place. I have seen it where the whole cliff is covered and one year with these two little streams of water falling.
Almost Not Flowing
The decorated cookies and cupcakes was about the only green around here for St. Patrick’s Day as it still looks like Christmas with all the remaining snow. It sure would be nice to see a green covered rock and not a white covered rock.
Hidden Green Hideaway
The sun peeked out for a while this afternoon and with temperatures just above freezing, some people may have ventured out to check out the winter scenes, like frozen waterfalls and snow covered sandstone gorges, but I was tired of slipping on the ice so I didn’t spend any extra time outside.
Wintertime at Houghton Falls
Like many people, I am tired of winter, especially of the icy conditions, and wishing spring would arrive and the water would be flowing at not frozen. The Black River plunges 165 feet down a gorge of sandstone and basalt and is the highest waterfall in Wisconsin.
Big Manitou Falls
I spent some time this afternoon scooping water away from the office door which was trapped by the snow banks and couldn’t drain away. But if I didn’t throw it far enough, the water would drain right back into my mini lake and it felt like a losing battle at times, like trying to empty the water out of the opening in the ice at Siskiwit Falls.
Siskiwit Falls in Wintertime
