Last month I was determined to enjoy fall in Wisconsin, especially during peak season, so I did a lot of planning. Before we could make it out to Door County (stay tuned for the next blog post that will highlight that adventure), we stayed overnight at Green Bay, WI. One place in particular that I wanted to check out was the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Granted that this place would still be a beautiful place to visit during the summer, I especially loved this place during the fall. Their trees were very vibrant with lots of red and I'm a sucker for a good red tree in the fall. Since many of my friends and family are down in Miami, FL and don't get to enjoy the seasons, I wanted to send a little fall their way. I was able to pick up a couple of bright red leaves from this park, preserve them at our hotel room, and sent them off to my friends and family down south. Thankfully most of the leaves were able to keep its red hue. 

One amazing feature of this park is their waterfall. An absolutely must to check out. Instead of talking about how amazing this place is, how about I show you?

 

In addition to the beautiful landscape that this park had, they also had wildlife! Not only is this place a park but as the name reflects, this is a wildlife sanctuary. They had rescued bobcats, a mountain lion, wolves, foxes, as well as plenty of ducks and Canadian Geese. While we were roaming the trails, I could hear the howls of the wolf pack in the distance. You first hear the leader howl and the rest of the wolves follow in an echo. It was both fascinating and eerie to experience. Beautiful animals nonetheless. As much as I love seeing many of these animals out in the wild instead of in an enclosed space, their stories all reflect the same: most have been "imprinted" with humans for either most of their lives or at a very early age and would not survive out in the wild. 

So, I took advantage of the opportunity and practiced my photography skills in capturing these beauties. And yes I couldn't resist capturing an adorable chipmunk eating his nut. No matter how close you got, he could not care less of the world but was content with life as long as he had his nut. 😂

Stay tuned for one last fall adventure at Door County, WI. The photos will leave you wanting to plan your next fall trip of 2021 😉

Fall. My favorite time of year. Ever since moving up north I've been able to truly appreciate the seasons instead of just 1 season year round. This year, now that I have a traveling partner, we wanted to take advantage of the fall season and enjoy it at peak time. Wisconsin is known its vibrant colors in the fall so I wanted to capture as much of it as possible.

TIP: Every year the peak weeks are sometimes never the same. So the best way to plan your trip is to follow a "Fall Report" for that state. For Wisconsin, they have a website dedicated to following when was peak week in each county and that's how we were able to plan our trips in October. Here's the website to plan your next fall trip to Wisconsin:  https://www.travelwisconsin.com/fall-color-report

Our first trip was the weekend of October 10th, 2020 to Steven's Point, WI. After doing a little research, I discovered the Stevens Point Sculpture Park. It has a lot of fun sculptures and some were even interactive. They also had bike trails and many nature trails, so we decided to give it a shot. I am so glad we made the trip because the walking trails were breathtaking with all of the vibrant colors all around you. Upon arrival, we entered into the sculpture park through a bridge and I had to stop and snap a photo of the beautiful colors. Here's the view I saw from the bridge overlooking the park.