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Looking along the steep gorge

Cedar-Cliff Loop of the Huron Mountains

Jacob leads a small crew of friends out to the Northwestern Road for a long loop of a hike that includes Cedar Falls, Cliff Falls, and some HMC lands.

  • Upper Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls
  • Turkey Neck Falls
  • Lower Cliff Falls
  • Forty-Foot Falls
Water peeping out through the snow

Scouting a Snowy Slate River

Over a mild winter weekend Jacob and Logan head out with the intention of mapping out all of the waterfalls along Slate River of Baraga County.

  • Quartzite Falls
  • Black Slate Falls
  • Erick's Falls
  • Big Erick's Falls
  • Slate River Falls
  • Ecstasy Falls
  • Slide Falls
  • Kukuck's Falls
Fluffy snow along the path

Checking Out a Snowy Skanee

Armed with the GPS Jacob and Steele head down to L'Anse and Skanee to rediscover Lower Silver Falls and try for lands further east.

  • Silver Falls
Lake Independence visible through the bare trees

Fateful Trip on the Herman-Nestoria

After an ambitious trip through the northern reaches of Marquette County, Jacob and his friends get lost in a swamp.

  • Twin Falls
  • Alder Falls
  • Dee Lundeen Falls
  • Little Spruce Falls
Long cascade of Forty-Foot Falls

Beyond Skanee to the Huron River

With a sore knee and long list, Jacob heads out alone to finish up the Herman area and began expanding into new lands to the east.

  • Big Erick's Falls
  • Cedar Falls
  • Forty-Foot Falls
  • East Branch Falls
  • Erick's Falls
  • Lower Leatherby Falls

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