Galena Territory, Illinois

Located in the Galena Territories on Smallpox Creek. #thunderbayfalls #galenaIllinois

Thunder Bay Falls at Lake Galena feeding in to Small Pox Creek. I had planned on this being a dramatic sunrise shot. The ephemeris indicated that the sun would come up right over the falls for this shot. Unfortunately, the clouds hadn't read the ephemeris.

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This Winter long exposure was taken on the day that put 2020 to rest. May it rest in peace. There is parking lot here, but it is not plowed in the Winter. This explains the unusual lack of Winter shots of this waterfall here on Flickr. Getting here will require a short hike through the snow and parking in an area down the road that isn't exactly marked "OK to park here". It isn't a marked "no parking" zone....just hope for the best. I tried to get into the same approximate position as during a previous visit last April.

Spring view:

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Thunder Bay Falls near Galena, Illinois.

Galena

Thunder Bay Falls in Galena Illinois in the Spring..

Thunder Bay Falls, 15 miles east of Galena, Illinois

Private location

Thunder bay falls has easy highway access, except in the Winter. when the lot isn't plowed. This one requires a hike from down the street through the snow.

This is the view from the road. The parking lot is not plowed in the Winter. If you don't want to walk through the snow, this is about the view you'll get. Still not a bad sight.