Hiking in Driftless Wisconsin

Driftless Wisconsin, Recreation & Outdoors

FollowFollowFollowFollow Overlooks The Driftless is a beautiful area and a great place to get up high and see the view. There are lots to choose from along the Mississippi River, within the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, and atop Wildcat Mountain. You’ll find vistas of...

Happy Trails

Driftless Wisconsin

Three baby raccoons hung from a nearby tree, clinging like ripe fruit from the branches. Riley never saw them. Momma had performed a “bait and switch” to protect her babies and Riley had taken the bait and missed the switch.Riley and I never lack for discovery on...

Dropping into the Kickapoo Valley

Driftless Wisconsin

On this day, a coniferous forest accessible by hiking, biking, and horse trails greets me at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve boundary. ‘Old’ Highway 131 now serves as a trailhead leading into the Reserve’s interior. Signs announce that trails will soon be...