Willow Creek State Park!!

This past weekend, Duane and I got out of the cities for awhile, and drove to a state park in Wisconsin that we haven't visited for about five year...Willow Creek State Park.

We drove to Hudson, Wisconsin, made a quick stop at Fleet Farm, then continued on to the park.  We remember something about parking at a certain spot, so that we didn't have to make the three mile hike to the falls, but OF COURSE ended up parking at the exact same spot as before...and walking the three miles to the falls.

After a quick trek to the lake, which ended up being dry because of work on the dam, we headed for the falls.  Luckily, the humidity was relatively low, and the trail was mostly wooded.

 There used to be a lake here...

"Wildflowers" on the "beach" near the "lake"...

It's always a treat to finally GET to the falls...as you approach them, you START to hear them, and, after rounding a corner, finally get to SEE them...so cool...right there in the middle of nowhere.

Although about 900 OTHER people also had the idea to view the falls, it was still very nice.

After listening to the roaring gush of water over the falls, and watching the other visitors crossing the falls, diving off the rocks, and swimming, we headed up the many, many stairs to the observation deck...a lovely view of the lake/valley into which the river flows.

After heading back down to the bridge at the bottom of the falls, we hiked back to the car, then headed into downtown Hudson for some chicken parmesan and tiramisu on the patio at our favorite restaurant, The Postmark Grille.

After dinner, we headed to River Falls for a quick stop at Shopko, then went home, and called it a day!

A fun "adventure", close to home!!