SCUPPERNONG TRAILS

These trails, on County Highway ZZ just east of Highway 67 north of the Village of Eagle, are open for multi-uses...to hikers in the summer and in the winter although not groomed can be used by cross-country skiers, snowshoers and hikers. There are three color-coded loop trails ranging from just over 2 miles to 5 miles. The Scuppernong area provides convenient parking, water, and a vault toilet. There is an indoor shelter that can be rented in the summer.  It is a warming shelter in the winter. The trails have a nice rolling characteristic through hardwood forests and pine plantations. Hikers may also access the Ice Age National Scenic Trail from this trailhead. 

This is a wonderful opportunity for a forest adventure!

Beulah Bog lies in a series of four kettle holes and features an undisturbed bog with unusual plants more typical of northern bogs. Classical stages of ecological succession are exhibited in the bog including: a shallow bog lake dominated by water shield with white and yellow water-lilies and extensive floating mud flats; an advancing, quaking sedge and sphagnum mat between 25 and 50 feet wide; northern wet forest of tamarack and bog shrubs and; a wet open moat surrounding the main bog, dominated by wild calla and cat-tails. 

Beulah Bog is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1975.

 

Working with a new camera even though I have a pretty good iPhone.

These were taken with my Canon EOS R-100 camera with a fixed 50mm lens.

Minooka Park has a refreshingly tranquil atmosphere with trails that lead you farther from the city and further into nature. Most popular with the summer crowd is the swimming beach and pond. Enjoy a day at the beach or take a walk through the miles of wooded trails. Maybe you will catch a glimpse of the abundant spring ephemeral or variety of songbirds such as fly catchers or scarlet tanagers.

This was my first official outing on a fine Spring-like, March 9,2026.

I do enjoy editing my mages, using both Lightroom Classic And Luminar Neo.

I also add clouds when I feel the image needs it.

Even so, these trees were starting to bud.