Waterfalls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Canyon Falls, Middle Falls, O Kun-de-kun Falls, and Ogemaw Falls
Have you ever travelled somewhere and stumbled upon something not on your list, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of your trip? That is what Canyon Falls was for me. During a 2 week journey exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back in 2017, we stumbled upon this casually and minimally marked roadside park known as Canyon Falls. It was on our route further north, and so we only had about an hour to spend there.
Despite all of the other wonders I explored on that trip, Canyon Falls stuck in my mind for the last 3 years as a place I knew I had to revisit and spend more time. This year, that dream finally became a reality. Four days were dedicated to being as close to Canyon Falls as possible, which put me in the small town of Baraga, Michigan (also next to L'Anse, MI).
*On a side note, I am doing a similar revisit to Colorado in the near future to further explore the South Mineral Campground.
Canyon Falls
I photographed to my heart's content by spending hours upon hours at Canyon Falls, which also meant I was able to explore areas I hadn't been to the first time. My journey also led to exploring a few NEW locations around the area.
O Kun-de-kun Falls
O Kun-de-kun Falls was a bit out of the way, one and half hours west, but worth the journey. The rarely-traversed-in-the-morning trail, featuring plenty of fresh webs across the path, was also worth the end result of two amazing waterfalls. The featured image at the top of this blog was taken from inside of that waterfall, which is also the same 360 Degree Panorama teased in my last blog.
Ogemaw Falls
Ogemaw Falls was also a natural choice, as it was literally down the road from Canyon Falls. It was a bit tricky to find, with literally just a single sign at the trailhead hidden by some trees. This waterfall did not want to be found, but I am persistent. It was just a short walk to this quaint waterfall, which had a very cool creek over some mossy rocks shortly after.
Middle Falls in L'Anse
Last, another location NOT on my list made a strong appearance: Middle Falls in L'Anse. I saw a sign for this waterfall while at the beach. This is literally located directly in the town of L'Anse right next to a factory. This was one of the most unusually satisfying explorations I have done in some time. I had no clue on what I would find. The journey led to what seemed like an expectedly small waterfall, to which I spent some time enjoying. I was curious what was further up the river and found a trail. The trail presented me with a series of waterfalls 10 times larger than the previous one. But that...wasn't...the...end! A fisherman at this second area said that there was a much larger fall around the corner. He was not wrong, as quite literally just a little bit around the corner was a huge series of cascading waterfalls that featured a railroad bridge at the back. You could say that Middle Falls became the Canyon Falls of this trip, in that I found something quite unexpected. This time, however, I spent plenty of time exploring.
That about sums up the highlights of this journey, so enjoy the photos below, along with this aerial video highlighting all of the waterfalls as well:
View Aerial Video of Waterfalls
Canyon Falls Aerial
Canyon Falls Main Attraction
Canyon Falls Overlook Of New Area
Canyon Falls Peaceful Bench
Canyon Falls Rocks With Cascading Falls
Canyon Falls Root Bridge To Trees On Boulder
Canyon Falls Stone Path
Canyon Falls Trails
Canyon Falls Uprooted Tree
Pequaming Abandoned Plant Aerial 01
Pequaming Abandoned Plant Aerial 02
Field Of Purple Flowers
Pink Flower In Field Of Purple Flowers
Middle Falls Lanse Cascading Falls By Railroad
Middle Falls Lanse Halfway There
Middle Falls Lanse Main Attraction
Middle Falls Lanse Cascading Falls
O Kun-de-kun Aerial Portrait
O Kun-de-kun Behind The Falls
O Kun-de-kun Boardwalk
O Kun-de-kun Main Falls
O Kun-de-kun Suspension Bridge
Ogemaw Falls Overlook
Ogemaw Falls Cascasding Falls
Ogemaw Falls Main Falls
Fern Clouds Over Road
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