The Quintessential Blog of Adam Kuhn

After a 5 hour ride up to Paul’s place Friday night, I settle down with the gang to a nice camp fire and some cold beers to kick of the weekend in Presque Isle. The weedend was packed boat loads of fun. On Saturday, we spent the day on the water – we visited the beech and drank some brews.

I guess the local law enforcement got wind of our legal activities and decided to investigate further:

The water activities continue on Sunday at Big Lake. This lake was GORGEOUS! The sand was soft and weedless – you could wade out into the water about 100 feet and only be up to your waste in glorious and weedless sand.

Here’s all of us in front of the boat on Big Lake:

Later, we headed back to Paul’s house to enjoy some of Greg’s delicious chicken:

This weekend provided some of the best fun I’ve had all summer!

Contrary to what many people hold true, Wisconsin is really a beautiful state – it’s just the southeastern portion of the state that is flat and poluted with farmland. If it weren’t for the glaciers, we’d be living in a very mountainous state… damn glaciers! Still, despite the glacial deformation, Wisconsin has many beautiful features such as rich, thick state forests, waterfalls, bluffs, and water bodies. Many of these attributes are accessible through Wisconsin’s many state parks.

This past weekend, Jenny and I camped at Amnicon Falls State park, a few miles southeast of Superior. After a long drive up Friday afternoon, we set up the tent and went into Duluth for some food and beverages.

If you’ve never been to Duluth, I suggest you visit it sometime. The city is set in the side of a huge hill that flanks Lake Superior. The area is gorgeous and has great dining, good entertainment, and gorgeous site seeing.

So, here are a few pictures and annotations for you to peruse:

This is the Amnicon River, it runs through the state park we stayed at:

Here’s Jenny standing on a rock in front of the Amnicon River:

Here is Upper Amnicon Falls. You can actually swim at the base of the falls, it’s quite deep and the current is strong.

This isn’t really considered a falls, but I thought it was pretty anways:

On Saturday, Jenny and ventured into Pattison State park, home of Big Manitou Falls. The Black River runs through Pattison State park and continues until it hits the Mississippi.

Here’s me standing in the Black River:

And a few more shots of the black river:

This is Big Manitou Falls. It stands 165 feet tall – it’s big! Unfortunately, there is no access to the bottom of the falls unless you hike a mile and half up the Black River – this is one difficult hike. Because I had a $1200 camera hung around my neck, I decided not to complete the journey to the base of the falls. Still here are some pictures:

These parks were gorgeous! Jenny and I had a blast hiking through them. I can’t wait to visit more state parks in Wisconsin. Soon, I want to get to Copper Falls and then later to Crystal Lake.

If you’re into camping or you just love the natural beauty of Wisconsin, I really suggest you visit these parks!