Fall Color Trip, Cascade River State Park, early October 2023, part 2

Part two of our fall color trip up north along the north shore of Lake Superior. 

For part 1 see this post: https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2023/10/fall-color-trip-cascade-river-state.html

We were camping at the Cascade River State park near Grand Marais, one of my favorite spots in the area. We were greeted with another gorgeous sunrise at Lake Superior. And I took more photos of the Cedar trees in the morning light.

The rest of the day we went exploring heading north along the Cascade river. Stopping at various places enjoying the solitude and beauty of the river and forest.

We hiked along the river to Hidden Falls - a series of smaller waterfalls and a lesser known area in the State Park.

We found an abundance of mushrooms  -  different varieties I am not familiar with.

On the way home we stopped at Tettegouche State park and Stoney Point. It was a windy day with waves coming ashore - very refreshing. Shanti found a little truck and carried it all over the place. He was so proud of his new toy!!

Enjoy, Susanne

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Colors of dawn

Colors of dawn

Orange sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Sunrise, Lake Superior

Cedar trees in morning light

Cedar trees in morning light

Cedar trees in morning light

Cascade river

Swans, Cascade river 

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

A "secret" waterfall along the Cascade river

Fall color drive

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

So inviting - Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Hidden Falls, Cascade river

Cascade river up close

Cascade river up close, swirls

Mossy hill

Cascade river with swirls

Large group of mushrooms

Large group of mushrooms

waves rolling in

Shovel Point at Tettegoousche State park

Fishing shack at Stoney Point

Shanti with his new toy truck

Shanti with his new toy truck

Siskiwit River, Cornucopia, Wisconsin

A few days ago we had a very hot and humid period in our area and I decided to escape the heat and head up north. I was dreaming of cooler temperatures at Lake Superior and possibly experiencing and photographing a sunset/sunrise. I did find the cooler temps, actually so chilly that I needed to wear a jacket and was freezing when I ate ice cream at the beach. 

Unfortunately no sunset/sunrise as it was overcast the whole time (2 days) I was there.

I found myself spending most of my time in the forest and along rivers/waterfalls in the area. As is often the case things don't work out as planned! But no complaints as I feel right at home in that environment.

I had heard about the Siskiwit River near Cornucopia and was delighted to finally spend some time there. The cloudy day was perfect for river/waterfall photography. What a charming and magical place to explore. 

There are trails on both sides of the river and I checked them all out. The view points of the following photos are from  both sides. 

I was curious about the name Siskiwit and found this definition:

A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

Enjoy my hike and thanks for looking, Susanne

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