Posted in National Forest on Mar 24th, 2009 No Comments »
The Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212), along the Montana/Wyoming border, is a spectacular drive that winds through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Well above the tree line the summit is reached at the 10,947 ft. Beartooth Pass. The Asaroka Range is visible on the horizon. Following the road down through a chain of glacial lakes on your way to grizzly country, you find a number of alpine forest campgrounds. The Island Lake, Shoshone National Forest Campground is at an elevation of 9950 ft. Further along, the Beartooth Butte with the deep blue Beartooth Lake at it’s base, marks another special campground. A side trip down the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (Wyoming 296) will put you in touch with a special Native American humanitarian and peacemaker. Music by Malignant Choir and Maury Smith, copyright 2008. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
Island Lake Campground, Shoshone National Forest - Wyoming
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Island Lake Campground, Shoshone National Forest preview.
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Posted in State Parks on Mar 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Roche-A-Cri (means shouting or whooping rock) or “crevice in the rock” as the French explorers called it, is a 300 foot sandstone bluff near Adams-Friendship, Wisconsin. The park, established in 1948, has viewable Native American petroglyphs and pictographs discovered in 1851, but were “written” a thousand years ago. Roche-A-Cri is made of Cambrian sandstone about 500,000 years old. It is a long narrow flat-topped ridge bordered by shear precipices. The bluff was once an island in the 1,800 square mile Glacial Lake Wisconsin. In 1994 a Wisconsin Conservation Corps group finished a 303 step stairway to the top of the bluff. The 605 acre park has a number of soft trails strewn with pine needles that are all linked to the 41 site shower-less campground. One leads to a prairie restoration project, crossing over a foot bridge on Carter Creek, a picturesque trout creek. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
Roche A Cri State Park Family Camgpround.
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Roche A Cri State Park preview.
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Posted in State Parks on Mar 4th, 2009 No Comments »
The 1,417 acre Hartman Creek State Park has four quiet spring fed lakes and 10 miles of scenic trails to explore. There is a swimming beach on Hartman Lake. There are no developed boat landings so paddlers will need to carry in their water crafts to access the lakes. Anglers can fish the lakes for panfish, northerns and bass or trout fish in the adjoining Radley Creek Fishery Area. Four area bike trails are also accessible from the park. Part of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs though the park and can be hiked through parts of Waupaca and Portage counties. The 100 unit family campground with showers also has a tipi that can be reserved. The 5 areas for group camping have plenty of space for large groups. The park is next door to four lakes that give motor boat access to the extensive Waupaca Chain O’Lakes. Music on the preview by Malignant Choir; other music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
Hartman Creek State Park Family Campground sites 1-50.
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Hartman Creek State Park Family Campground sites 51-100.
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Hartman Creek State Park Group Campground.
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Hartman Creek State Park preview.
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