Thunder Bay waterfall-Lake Galena Illinois time lapse

On my latest trip, I stopped by the Thunder Bay Road waterfall/spillway. Since they had about 2-3 days of rain and snow, I knew Lake Galena would be spilling it's banks. I was not disappointed except for the excessive spray coming from the falls. The wind was whipping up the mist and carrying it towards me and my position on many occasions. I hope to return this summer and capture it during it's summer or fall bloom.

Music by Dexter Britain Song: The Stars are Out

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Dunning's Spring Decorah, Iowa timelapse

While planning a trip to visit a friend, I needed to pass through Decorah, Iowa and discovered there is flowing spring and 200 foot cascade waterfall called Dunning's Spring. The weather was rainy when I arrived and it continued to increase the whole 4 hours I was at the falls. The last 6-7 series of time lapse shots (25 minutes) were in a complete downpour. Luckily, I had recently purchased a double layered and stitched umbrella that held up quite well in the wind and rain. My last one fell apart in another downpour last fall.

This is a beautiful waterfall sans the leaves and I can't wait to revisit the park in full summer bloom.

Music by Dexter Britain Song: Shooting Star (partial & tempo increased)

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Cascade Falls Osceola Wisconsin time lapse

Having not been to a waterfall in over 5 months, I headed to Osceola Wisconsin to get my waterfall fix at Cascade Falls. This one is usually the first waterfall to show open water as spring slowly arrives. A previous visit earlier in the year yielded a completely frozen fall. The morning was brisk and cold. I had not dressed properly despite being bundled up quite well. As you view the video you can see I finally have my icicle shots and moving water for my winter video.

Music by Dexter Britain Song: The Fresh Monday.

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Agate Falls Ontonagon County Michigan time lapse

The final waterfall video of my 2013 fall trips to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I had decided to head to Agate Falls due to having a road blocked by a lumber truck on my way to Jumbo Falls. As I pulled into the parking area, it started to rain rather heavily. I brought my umbrella with hopes that the rain would soon stop. It didn't. I was down in the gorge of the river when the clouds opened up and it began to pour hard enough where mud started to wash down the hill onto me. I packed my equipment up and crawled back out of the gorge.

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Kakabika Falls time lapse Gogebic County, Michigan

The morning sun was starting to rise as I approached the parking area of Kakabika Falls. The colorful leaves were covered in mist due to the rain from the previous night. Walking downstream towards the main falls felt like I was hiking through a Rain forest. Old growth scattered the forest floor with sharp rock sticking out from the fallen leaves. From the parking area to the main fall, the river is a constant series of waterfalls with the last being the biggest of them all. With a warm coffee in my hands, I thought this is the way to start a beautiful morning.

Bond Falls time lapse Ontonagon County, Michigan

My first waterfall on my third trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 2013 was Bond Falls in Ontonagon County. This is the largest waterfall attraction in Western Michigan and that means lots of people with cameras. I ended up meeting and talking to one of the few true artists when I was there, Levent Eryilmaz. 

The weather was quite dreary and it looked like it would start raining at anytime, as usual, I had my umbrella with me. Turns out, I didn't need it at all. My last visit warranted an umbrella the whole time I was here. The falls are quite large and tough to get all of the angles I wanted. Using the wooden pathway would have been ideal but footsteps bounce the wooden planks too much for my work.  

Music by Dexter Britain Song: From Truth

Upper Duppy Falls Iron County MI timelapse

After spending a couple of hours capturing the lower falls, I moved upstream to the upper set of Duppy falls. About this time the sun started to poke it's head through the forest causing some hot spots that made shooting the falls difficult. This would be my last waterfall after three days of waterfall hiking and I was feeling the wear and tear on myself. There was a large ring of foam circling around the in the lower pool, but it broke up by the time I was set up.

Music by Dexter Britain Song: Running Through Tunnels