My roof was dripping water from the melting snow but it wasn’t like a waterfall yet since it was only 40 and shaded but maybe this weekend it will melt more and frozen steams could start flowing again. This little waterfall in the Porcupine Mountains is often bypassed in search of taller and bigger falls, but it is a cute little treasure.
Overlooked Falls a Treasure
By the time I finished clearing the snow which fell overnight, the sun peeked out for a few minutes before it turned dark as it started to snow heavily again. It wasn’t what I wanted to see and I would prefer seeing falling water in a different format on a warmer day.
Water Falling
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
Some of the snow and ice was melting today since the temperature was above freezing for a while today, but it wasn’t warm enough to create any streams of running water across my lawn. And walking outside in the sunshine was a little tricky as the wet snow packed into ice under my feet. Walking along this stream and viewing the small rapids and falls is fun in the summer but could be a little treacherous in slippery snow like today.
Kimball Falls
The wind was roaring and blowing the snow around which caused me to get a face full of snow when trying to clear the driveway. Listening to the roar of a waterfall and feeling the fine mist on my face on a summer day would be a better way to spend the afternoon.
Sounds of a Waterfall
Some people are more adventurous than I am and will hike the frozen trail back (after the snowy forest roads) to see this waterfall in the winter when it creates a pretty ice formation. I prefer the 1.2 mile hike in the summer when it is warmer than subzero temperatures to see the seventy foot falls, including this last bend for the final drop.
Final Drop of Morgan Falls
I wasn’t one of those people rushing into stores for the Black Friday sales. The rushing of water going over a sixty-five foot waterfall is more to my liking instead.
Superior Falls
The wind and rain today would not make a fun day to explore waterfalls, unless they are a drive-by waterfall like Jacobs Falls in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The last main drop before flowing into Lake Superior is twenty foot which can be seen from the car. If you are more adventurous, you can hike the trail to view more drops and slides as the creek drops 200 feet in less than a quarter mile.
Jacobs Falls
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
Just a few blocks from shore, the Eagle River in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula makes one final plunge of forty feet into a deep bowl of volcanic basalt before emptying into the Lake Superior.
Eagle River Falls
