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Perrot State Park Fall Colors Camping

13 October, 2011 10:00 CST6CDT

Perrot State Park in Trempeleau Wisconsin is amazingly beautiful during the fall season.  I had the opportunity to camp there for 8 nights and 9 days, October 1st through the 9th, 2011.

I arrived on a Saturday to an abundance of outdoor scenic outlooks and a busy park with visitors from all over Wisconsin and the US taking advantage of one of the State Park gems of the area.  Arriving about noon, myself and my camping mate took advantage of the first campsite we could find of our liking that was available for 8 nights, picked up firewood to last a couple of nights, ate our Subway sandwich, and then only after lunch did we set up camp.

Perrot State Park now offers a choice of soft or hardwood for camp fires.  The hardwood is well worth the $4.00 price tag as it burned hot for most of the night.  I do not recall having a choice earlier in the year, or in the years past.

All 8 nights we had a clear night sky with unhindered view of our existence with bright stars and constellations.  Google Sky Map got a workout on several of the nights along with Opera with a constant exercise of looking into star systems, constellations, and new and exciting bright stars that summer does not always make available in my home city.

I am blessed to literally watch the fall colors change with only minimal plant color abstractions when I arrived.  Below are two pictures taken - the first picture was taken a couple of days after arrival, and the second fall colors picture was taken a day before departure.

Perrot State Park Fall Colors  Perrot State Park Fall Colors

The trail systems at Perrot State Park are very large.  During the Winter, some trails are only open to cross country skiing, though many remain open for short or long vigorous bluff treks. 

Before I left the park I placed a Geocache on the Perrot Ridge Trail.  Taking the long way you may need an hour of your leisure time, though taking the shortcut will only cost you about 10 minutes of uphill climbing.  I called it 'Sunset Tree'.  After filling out the DNR cache placement form, getting it approved, and submitting it to geocaching.com, it became available shortly after I returned home.  It is an easy 1.5/2.5 regular container size.

I had the opportunity to stay one more week, but I hesitated thankfully and packed up the gear and hit the road for my home bed after 9 days.  It is good to be home.

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Journeys  Article & Comments (1)

I love these fall colors. I'm a jungle geocacher in the Amazon Rainforest. Man do I miss the leaves when they change in the fall!

sumajman | 10/13/2011, 16:40 [Reply]

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