As the school year ends for many children, more summertime vacations begins. Some of those vacations may be to parks to explore scenic views and natural formations including waterfalls. Located in the Copper Falls State Park in Wisconsin, the Brownstone Falls drops 30 feet in the reddish brown color gorge.
Brownstone Falls
After a stormy and rainy spell, it was nice to see some sun, but course I spent the morning picking up branches the storms brought down and spent the afternoon mowing the lawn. But some people on vacation or had the day off may have had time to enjoy some scenery including waterfalls, like the split of Bad River dropping down at Copper Falls.
Copper Falls on Bad River
The Tyler Fork plunges 30 feet into the Bad River gorge. The Brownstone Falls gets its name from the reddish-brown rocks around it which was formed from red lava flows in the canyon.
Brownstone Falls
The Bad River was re-routed by miners in 1902, which caused more flow to the east side accelerating the erosion. The Copper Falls drop was 30 feet prior to the miners blasting upstream and now is only 8 feet.
Copper Falls
A short video of Copper Falls.