Although the temperature finally climbed above zero, with the clouds and wind, it felt a lot colder especially since the wind chill was still below zero. It wasn’t a day that I would spend a lot of time outdoors as I prefer my lake time when the water isn’t stiff.
By the Lake in Summertime
Some people might have spent Saturday doing some fishing on a nice early autumn day while others were engaged in other outdoor activities. The maple leaves are beginning to display their vibrant changing colors of red, orange and yellow.
Autumn Reflections
The nice temperature and low humidity made today a very nice summer day, which people may have enjoyed some fishing, hiking or other outdoor activities if they had the day off from work.
Summertime at the Lake
Many took the opportunity for walks and drives on this warm sunny day to view autumn’s display of leaves changing color.
An Autumn Walk
Those celebrating the holiday weekend at cabins on area lakes may be viewing the sunset from the water’s edge or the change of color in the clouds like these which weren’t directly near the sunset as darkness takes over.
Darkness Approaches
In addition to the state free park weekend, it is also Wisconsin’s free fishing weekend so that those without a fishing license can try to hook a fish. There is also a free fishing weekend in January but the ideal of walking on ice, cutting a hole in the ice and trying to stay warm to catch a fish just isn’t appealing to me as going in the summer time when you just have deer flies, mosquitoes and some other summer things to deal with.
Trying to Catch One
On this very warm Sunday day, many people were out enjoying time on the lakes.
Lake Sunset
If you weren’t outside raking up the fallen leaves, you may have been enjoying one last warm day out on the lake or climbing the bluffs around Devil’s Lake near Baraboo, Wisconsin. If you had more energy for more than a just scroll around the lake shore, you could hike the trails up on the bluffs to see some interesting rock formations like Prospect Point, Elephant Rock, Balanced Rock and the Devil’s Doorway as well as enjoying the view from the top.
Devil’s Lake
There were fireworks going off in the neighborhood last night, I assuming to celebrate the holiday, but some others had nature’s version of fireworks with the rumble of thunder and the lightning brightening the night sky and reflecting in the water as the storms moved through the area. I wouldn’t want be in a tent camping out when a storm rolls though even if the lightning bounced around the clouds instead of a lot of ground strikes.
Brightening the Night Sky
On a hot summer Saturday, I am sure the beach will be filled with people cooling off at Interfalls Lake in Pattison State Park. The twenty-three acre lake, containing several small islands, is downstream from the Little Manitou Falls. And the sound of the small dam and the roar of the Big Manitou Falls can be heard directly behind this spot. In a span of a short distance, the waters of the Black River makes a 30 foot drop before flowing into a calm lake briefly before it goes over the dam and then the big plunge of 165 feet until it makes its way to Lake Superior.
Interfalls Lake
