Today was a day for looking around, scouting for Wolf River access points, looking at other Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest campgrounds, and sightseeing. There is a spot just north of my campground called the Cathedral of Pines. All of northern Wisconsin was thoroughly logged in the 1800s. The Cathedral of Pines was never logged. Have to admit it was pretty but not impressive.
The maps say Cathedral of Pines. This sign says something else.
There are four other National Forest Campgrounds nearby. I checked three of them out. The fourth one is popular with ATVers which I want nothing to do with.
Bear Lake Campground was the most appealing because more sunlight gets through than the other NP campgrounds in the area.
I found several good access points to the Wolf River but probably won’t fish the Wolf this trip. The Wolf is considered a little dangerous and it looks high and fast. It doesn’t have anywhere near to a smooth bottom. There are rocks and boulders of different sizes and there are holes. Not worth it.
Smart to skip the Wolf. Face down Gary is not pretty.