When my son was a baby, we rented a house in Tamarack City and I vividly remember hearing the roar of the Hungarian Falls in the spring. We would sit on our front porch at night and listen to the falls and the frogs. It was pure bliss. We decided to visit the Hungarian Falls to complete our Mother’s Day outing.

Since the road to the falls is closed during the winter, we weren’t sure what to expect this time of year in terms of the road condition. The road ended up being in great condition and the only mud encountered was on the trail to the falls. Within the woods, there is still spring runoff working its way towards Torch Lake. You can even see little mini-waterfalls along the trail.

This mini-waterfall included some beautiful yellow flowers. So far, they are the only flowers scattered across the forest floor. Before too long, there will be many more.

There will also be a lot more green around. The tag alder bushes were starting to sprout their leaves, but the trees are just beginning to bud.

When I saw the Upper Hungarian Falls, I was quite surprised. We are often there in the summer and you can usually walk right down near the bottom of the falls. There must still be plenty of snow runoff occurring for the falls were still quite active.

It was an adventure getting down the steep hill to get the above picture. Since few visitors have been to the area, much of the hillside is still covered with leaves and winter debris. It was very slippery to make it to the bottom. After trying to go down standing, I finally gave up and sat on one foot and let gravity slide me down the hill.

After snapping a few pictures, we climbed back up the hill (which is much easier than going down!) and we continued our trek through the trails to view the other four waterfalls in the area. Since I have a fear of heights, I didn’t get too close to the other large waterfall, the Lower Hungarian Falls. With that one, you view it from the top unless you are very adventurous and make the trek to the bottom.

On our way back to our car, I spotted some sphagnum moss growing on a rock. I love to brush my hands across the moss. It is so very soft.

All things considered, it was a great Mother’s Day even though it threatened to rain and the sun stayed hidden all day. Even on the dreary days there are still wonderful things to see and do in the Keweenaw.

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