There are also mountain bike trails at the park, as well as a boat landing, a playground, a kids’ fishing area, a picnic area, grills, and restrooms. Hikers can explore a roughly 2-mile loop, including a beautiful segment on a peninsula. Looking for a place to take the family for a fun afternoon outdoors? Bradley Park is located in the heart of Tomahawk and offers outstanding views of the Wisconsin River and Lake Mohawksin and plenty of opportunities for fun. Park at the northern trailhead in Minocqua and enjoy the views as you walk across the Minocqua Trestle or the Kawaga Trestle, which span stretches of Kawaguesaga Lake.Īfter posing for a selfie with the Hodag statue at the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce on Kemp Street, take a quick drive to the Holmboe Nature Preserve, a small but scenic park with a short, one-mile trail that takes hikers through coniferous woods along the banks of the Pelican River. The Bearskin State Trail stretches for 21 miles between Minocqua and Tomahawk and is a popular destination for walking, jogging, and biking in the spring. If you’re in the mood for a leisurely stroll, there are plenty of spots in Oneida County where you can find a relaxing walk with a side of beautiful Northwoods scenery. Here are a few scenic spots you shouldn’t miss. See more of Dave Welling’s work at natural vistas, smaller crowds, and temperatures that are starting to climb-it’s the perfect season to visit Oneida County in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. You will create beautiful images and be happy you did. Animals feeding among wildflowers also make great wildflower/species interaction images.Īreas of wildflower diversity exist in all regions of all countries. Look for grand landscapes, isolated flowers, interaction with wildlife that depend on them for food, and abstract interpretations that challenge the viewer, like this closeup of cactus flower leaves. Wildflowers are interesting, colorful, challenging subjects. You might be rewarded with an image like this pipevine swallowtail. Use a long telephoto lens with shallow depth of field to diffuse the background and give you distance from the butterfly. Find an area where they are feeding, set up on a photogenic blossom and wait. Butterflies on wildflowers make great images. Wildflowers are diverse, and so are the insects that feed on them. Lazuli bunting on lupine in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Images like these lupine surrounding a burned tree stem contrast the fire devastation with the feel of new life signified by the wildflowers. Look for these displays surrounding charred remnants of plants and trees lost in the fire. In spring, following a wildfire burn now common in Southern California, wildflowers often spring up in large displays. Stream orchids grow in lightly shaded areas along ephemeral streams. Surprisingly, you can find orchids in the Santa Monica Mountains. In spring, you may see spectacular wildflowers, like hummingbird sage and California mariposa lily. The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Los Angeles is a protected, wooded wonderland of trails, streams and wildflower opportunities. The plant supports insects and other wildlife, and I like to show their relationship. Then I turn to the flowers for intimate closeups. I like to photograph the complete plant and include the arid surroundings. But in spring, they produce lush green leaves and brilliant red flowers. During most of the year, they are spindly, dried-out branches. Another beautiful plant in the area is the ocotillo. Go in March and April for the Joshua tree and cactus blooms. There are cactus gardens throughout the park. I usually spend a lot of time with one flowering cactus looking for different perspectives and ways to capture the flowers. If you arrive in March or April, you can find a wide variety of cacti, which produce spectacular flowers. Plan on using a tripod and have lots of patience waiting for a break in the ever-present wind. When I find a field of flowers, I like to spend time capturing the different faces of the flowers, from wild-angle vast landscapes to macro detail.
Plan a few days in Borrego Springs, a small town with all facilities in the park. I used a low angle of view in these compositions to emphasize the wildflower elements.Īnza-Borrego Park is immense, and driving distances are significant. I recomposed to include Coyote Mountain in the background, an interesting contrast of arid desert and lush new growth. But I also like to capture grand landscapes of the flowers and their habitat. I captured an image that isolated just the expanse of flowers emphasizing the lushness of the new growth. You can find sand verbena carpeting the desert floor.
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