When I was a young boy, I remember that the parking lot for Gibraltar Rock was actually at the top! Many people today who walk the Ice Age National Scenic Trail might miss this small bit of history. As I got older and my dad reached his mid-80s, he would test his endurance by hiking…
Shooting Star (Primula meadia) brightens the path along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail – Gibraltar Rock State Nature Area. This spring flower makes me smile everytime I spot it along the trail. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100 MACRO 100mm f/5.6 1/640sec iso-1000
The contrast between the old, gnarly and twisted cedar trees to the lush and alive green Southern Wisconsin farmland beyond feels like someone creating a romanticized pastoral painting, not a real-life photographic image. Add the soft cloud effect in the distance and a little mystery of the 200-foot cliff between us and the farms below…
Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area with Lake Wisconsin in the background – just one stop along the 1,000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. I was drawn to the misty sky the day I took this shot. It brought such a contrast of softness against the rocky cliffs. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡ Canon R5/RF24-240 83mm f/9 1/250sec…
A little tranquility and simplicity… when chaotic events call for a pastoral scene what could be better than the view of Wisconsin farmland from Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area – Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Standing on the edge of the 200-foot cliff to take this picture, the scene in front of me seemed out…
Over 700 miles are blazed and open for public use, with about 500 miles of temporary connecting road hikes, making a trip of the entire 1,200-mile trail possible for those with big ambitions. Ice Age National Scenic Trail – Steenbock Preserve. Here the trail passes through a pine forest, with dropped needles making for cushioned…