Saturday, November 1, 2014

Watershed #22 - Peninsula Park - Autumn Hike

This, the last week of October, was a good time to get out to see the remaining colors on parts of the Niagara Escarpment that stretches across Peninsula Park in Door County.  The rock formation is interesting itself, (if you want to know more about it click on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/niagara_escarpment)  however the hike this week was to check out the remaining colors in the most popular camping park in Wisconsin.  The trail that was hiked is called Eagle Trail and runs along the base of the sheer cliffs at the edge of the bay of Green Bay - - massive and irregular rugged rock formations rising 240 feet that make for beautiful scenery. 


Many of the leaves have fallen, but lots still remained.  Plus, here and there, it was easy to find flowers still in bloom.  Once again way too many photos taken.  Here then are only a few of them so that you get the “feel” of the season in a place so near and so special.


Enjoy you hike today – the colors & the rock formations.



 rock cliffs rising up to 240 feet
above the waters of Green Bay

 flowers here and there still in bloom

 notice the people along the trail



 beautiful sky this day
a great accent to the leaves

 springs flowing out of the cliffs


many caves along the trail


 so quiet - so peaceful


 interesting color on this tree trunk

 colors on an island in the bay off of the park



 the village of Ephraim
as seen from the park



one last view
looking out over the bay of Green Bay

All photos posted on this Blog are taken on the property of Garden at Waters East, except for those posted in this series titled – Watershed.  You can find many postings under this title in the archives.  The watershed for the gardens is a vast territory that nourishes the land and the people for hundreds of miles around the gardens.  The overview below shows the extent of the watershed for Gardens at Waters East.


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5 comments:

  1. Thanks for comment at my blogg that made that I found yours.
    Have scrolled up and down several times. Wonderful images and stunning scenery. Nice to see a bit of Lake Michigan too.
    Like many Swedes I have relatives in SOM


    Har scrollat upp och ner flera gånger. Underbara bilder och fantastisk natur. Roligt att se en bit av Lake Michigans stränder.

    Som många andra svenskar har jag förstås släktingar i SOM.

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  2. Gorgeous and powerful autumn images! /Anja

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  3. Oh no,not too many pictures at all. Each one is so beautiful. The rock cliffs are interesting and of course the coloured leaves against the blue sky are always pretty.

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