Kawishiwi Falls-Ely-Minnesota

We hiked Kawishiwi Falls for the first time on October 19th, 2024.

The trail was full of fallen leaves. 

Kawishiwi Falls

We hiked up towards the power plant. The lake was so calm. 

We followed the trail away from the falls. There were a few signs with bullet holes through them.

There were quite a few trees where the roots wrapped around boulders.

This was my favorite picture. I have never seen a pine or conifer cone growing from the ground.

Our fall hike was 1.8 miles. 

On January 31st, 2025, we returned to Kawishiwi Falls for a winter hike.

It was a beautiful sunny day. 

Kawishiwi Falls was covered in snow. 

We completed the loop and made our way back to our starting point.

Our winter hike was .84 miles.

Best of 2024

2024 brought another wonderful year of hiking adventures!

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park-Nerstrand-Minnesota

Bassett Creek Park-Crystal-Minnesota

Carley State Park-Plainview-Minnesota

Memorial Park-Red Wing-Minnesota

Willow River State Park-Hudson-Wisconsin

Mines of Spain-Dubuque-Iowa

Maquoketa Caves State Park-Maquoketa-Iowa

DWP Railroad Tunnel-Duluth-Minnesota

Illgen Falls-Beaver Bay Township-Minnesota

Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area-Two Harbors-Minnesota

Pattison State Park-Superior-Wisconsin

Ely’s Peak-Duluth-Minnesota

Kawishiwi Falls-Ely-Minnesota

Pine Ridge Trail-Tower-Minnesota

Minnehaha Falls-Minneapolis-Minnesota

Happy New Year! Cheers to more adventures in 2025!