Yes, and #NPS generally installs some #toilet or #outhouse near water (but not otherwise).

In related news, I was surprised that large #backpacking #campgrounds on the #JerryLake segment of #IceAgeTrail - big enough for a large Scouting troop - usually did not have one even along #YellowRiver.

Trailside Trillium Trillium alongside the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Taylor County, Wisconsin.

Scene from a #backpacking trip on the #JerryLake Segment of the #IceAgeTrail. White #trillium were abundant, other spring #wildflowers only just beginning.

#photography #nature #Chequamegon #NationalForest #Wisconsin #NationalScenicTrail
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Fungi and moss Not quite complementary shades but I find it a pleasing combination nonetheless.

What seems like it should be a plant, but isn't?

Seen on a weekend #backpacking trip along the #IceAgeTrail #Wisconsin, #JerryLake segment.

#photography #nature #outdoors #fungi #moss
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Hemlock Esker Panoramic view of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail as it travels the length of Hemlock Esker. This primeval forest combines a hemlock canopy with a maple-basswood hardwood forest. Long Lake Esker ...

The #IceAgeTrail atop #HemlockEsker in #LostLakeEsker #StateNaturalArea #Wisconsin - a beautiful #oldgrowth #primeval forest.

Part of a #backpacking trip on the #JerryLake segment of #IceAgeNationalScenicTrail - yes, it's a #nationalpark unit!

#geology #photography #nature
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Morning Tent My tent enjoying the first morning on the trail this weekend. Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Long Lake Esker State Natural Area on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin.

#Backpacking on the #IceAgeTrail, #JerryLake segment in #TaylorCounty #Wisconsin. A beautiful #primeval #oldgrowth forest with #canopy #hemlock, #maple and #basswood below.

It didn't have a good water source, but it had enough.

#photography #outdoors #nature #tent #camping
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