Ocqueoc Falls - The Only Named Falls in the Lower Peninsula

[@irenepeek3211]

Oh my 💖 as a lifelong resident of Michigan, I thank you so much for sharing your travels. We have the most beautiful State in the whole country. I've been here 77 years and I never want to live anywhere else. If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you. We will be visiting the falls next summer ❣️💖

[@MichiganRocks]

I look around me at this pleasant peninsula every chance I get!

[@happycamper4thewin]

55 year lifelong resident of Michigan here!

[@deniseview4253]

Love our state. It’s so beautiful.

[@johncooper7663]

Some great mountain bike trails to the right as you look at the falls. Firm trails, fast rolling hills. Around a 4 mile loop

[@MichiganRocks]

John B my son has probably been on them. He’s really gotten into mountain biking in the past year.

[@sylvainrichard6679]

I’m happy you survived ! Thank’s for this walk !

[@merlinjones6485]

I kayaked the Ocqueoc about 15 years ago. We started about seven mile up stream and finished just passed the falls. The only falls I've ever kayaked over. Not as exciting as it sounds. The water in this river is some of the clearest water I've seen. You're little show has brought back some good memories. Good job!

[@MichiganRocks]

I kayaked the Ocqueoc with my daughter once. We were just up from where it dumps into Lake Huron. It’s a pretty quick river. We had a ball. The best part was seeing a bullfrog fight. I had no idea frogs fought.

[@mamasgonecreating1967]

Beautiful scenery. Looks like a great place to visit. Thank you for taking us along.

[@susanorr7535]

That whole area is beautiful.

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Have not seen a CHIPMONK for years..... 👍 rush river sounds......rocky formation steps look natural.

[@2761PASTOR]

Beautiful scenery, thank you for sharing 🌄

[@USARoadtrip364]

Thanks you very much for your video to this fall in lower MI.. want to visit next spring season thanks for sharing your video

[@AgateDad]

Such a great adventure seeing those stunning falls! Super pretty! Would love to make it out to Michigan from Minnesota, not too bad of a drive!

[@MichiganRocks]

I wouldn’t have called those falls “stunning”. They barely fall. It is a pretty area though. If you’re coming to Michigan, the good falls are in the U.P., plus it’s closer.

[@AgateDad]

@@MichiganRocks well I think tiny creeks with a minor ripple are gorgeous lol I'm just a big fan of the great outdoors

[@PingerProspecting]

That was some pretty waterfalls. Looked like a nice to do a little fly fishing for some big rainbows. Thanks for the walk !!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not a fisherman, so I can't comment on the fishing there. I talked to a woman who has a cottage nearby while I was there. She told me that the salmon swim up there to spawn. It would be fun to see them jumping up the falls.

[@PingerProspecting]

Yeah, that would be. I would like to set a hook in a couple of those guys. My Bride is from Coldwater MI. She was raised on a small lake up there. I like to go there and visit.

[@karenpacker8862]

I havent been back here in a few years. Wasnt paved then. Just as beautiful. Never seen it in fall.

[@eddytaylor3697]

Now that is a beautiful place. And was wandering if the stream hold's trout.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not a fisherman, so I don't really know. I talked to a lady while I was there who told me that she has seen salmon swimming up the falls to spawn.

[@eddytaylor3697]

@@MichiganRocks Wow, Fish or no fish, it is still a beautiful place. I enjoy watching the video's. Thank you.

[@lilalightandlove421]

Pretty gutsy walking on the log! It feels good challenging ourselves from time to time.

[@MichiganRocks]

It wasn’t very high and just had to be done.

[@jshilohshea381]

interesting fact..I love learning something new every day ! obviously this was taped during warmer weather....but wait 5 minutes it'll change....lol thanks for sharing great scenery...makes me miss Michigan even more...

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I recorded this a few weeks ago. It has snowed since, but that melted so I might get out and get one more video this weekend before winter really gets here.

[@MJAdams-js7np]

Thanks for showing all these great Michigan spots!! Can’t wait to do more exploring myself this year!

[@Margrreet]

Thank you! Nice to see.

[@shinystar82cj]

Beautiful n Thank you.

[@wyomingadventures]

Ocqueoc is a beautiful place. Nice coral fossils! Chipmunk was a busy guy. You did great on the log. I would of fallen in the river! Thank you Rob! Sheila

[@ridgerunner66]

That was a great little hike. Very beautiful place. Surprised not to see more people. Thanks for taking us along. Looking forward to the next adventure. Davin

[@MichiganRocks]

There were a couple people around, but I managed to keep them off camera. It was a Tuesday night that I was there if I remember right.

[@markreetz1001]

I guess you did find a good rock! At 11:30 mark when you were on the log, in the lower right part of the screen, was that a fish under the water (yeah, I know that's where they live)?

[@MichiganRocks]

I noticed that too. While I was on the log, my focus was not on the water as much as the log.

[@northernhikes9597]

I really appreciate your covering this gem. Love hiking the pathway that comes off the parking area

[@MichiganRocks]

It's sure not the most impressive waterfall in Michigan, but it's the closest to me. Have you been to the underground Ocqueoc? I like that even better. It's close by. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5Czp6eVdtF5Y7c

[@northernhikes9597]

Yes, I posted a hiking video about it in October!!!

[@anitamitchell3452]

It's a beautiful autumn day for a walk. Thank you for taking us along. Very very nice.

[@johnriceman3235]

Isn't English a strange language we in NZ would call those rapids not falls.Most of our native trees don't lose their leaves in the winter so very interesting seeing counties where they do.Thanks for the journey.

[@kndvolk]

Agreed. Niagara Falls this ain't. Lol.

[@MichiganRocks]

There’s about a five foot drop. Not a large fall by any means. There are some really nice falls in the U.P., but this is the best we have in the lower peninsula.

[@wkdravenna]

They have Grand Rapids in Michigan also.

[@joysmetaphysicalnaturechannel]

nice scenery, thanks for sharing

[@brendamariatuazon7444]

Wow!Amizing place, nice view,nice video, 😊 i hope someday ,l go there.

[@jbolf6]

What a beautiful area to explore and enjoy, thanks for sharing

[@mariagaddis8384]

Beautiful I love the scenery. I live in Georgia and we also have some beautiful waterfalls, Amicalola Falls is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing this I really enjoyed it.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

Love my State and you videos.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

Your

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Thanks for the hike!

[@faithyourfear6401]

Thank you so very much.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@LadyYoop]

LOVED the adventure! Thank you! I can't believe you only have 1 named falls down there!

[@MichiganRocks]

We are falls deprived.

[@LadyYoop]

@@MichiganRocks For real? WOWOWOW...they are around practically every turn U.P. here.

[@Grimes60]

Thanks again, they did a nice job with the access, but I liked it better au natural, will get over there in the summer👍🙂

[@MichiganRocks]

I kind of agree. If they were going to fancy it up though, they did a good job.

[@mazcats66silver34]

Beautiful scenery..thank you for sharing with us..very brave of you to cross on the log.. I would have fallen in for sure..greetings from Hampshire UK..☺

[@MichiganRocks]

I can ride a unicycle, so I hoped the skills would transfer over to log walking. I’m not sure if that was a good theory.

[@dianahillier7760]

There is Stepping Stone Falls in Flint at the south end of Mott Lake. Not a natural fall but named and busy with tourists as well as a wedding destination. Sometimes the falls are lit with colored lights on a summer's evening.

[@MichiganRocks]

I haven't heard of that. I think being man-made takes it out of the running, though. I'll bet it's still beautiful though.

[@CityRockhounding]

I didn't know that it's the only waterfall in the Low P that had a name! Do you happen to know why that is? It's a cool waterfall, probably some good rocks or even gold in there! It's cool seeing the stacked rocks in the falls. Thanks for taking us along on this beautiful journey. I oh most answered you a few times in this video. I think that means I hang out with you and your videos pretty often.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think it's because there aren't many waterfalls to be named in the lower peninsula.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@MichiganRocks That makes sense, guess I never realized that.

[@michaelstrong3634]

Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed. Happy Thanksgiving to u and your family

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, you too.

[@gaylaignacio5616]

Thank you so much for this video!.I've been excited to hear how people are working to make the parks more accessible and have been glad I get to participate more. However, in the case of these falls, while parts are accessible, other parts are not. I do not have a motorized chair, as I can walk short distances and use a manual chair as needed, so this would not be doable for me. Being able to see the trails on video is so helpful! I'd rather know ahead to plan to go somewhere else, then get there and be disappointed. It's a lovely park, and I really like the bridge/walkway overlooking the river. 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm sorry it doesn't work out for you. It's not a very large falls like you see in the U.P., but it's still nice. When I was up at Laughing Whitefish Falls this spring, there was a woman on a motorized wheelchair there. It was a longer, dirt path getting there, and I was surprised to see that she made it, but she did. It is nice that more people are able to get to some of these places.

[@williamjohnson5777]

Perfect! Thanks for sharing. That's a new destination for me within the next year, preferable the spring. A good day trip or great weekend trip if we include the lake shore. I would've been right there with you on that log - too tempting!

[@happycamper4thewin]

What a lovely area! I’m a bit surprised that no other people were there.

[@MichiganRocks]

There were a couple people there, I just avoided getting them on camera. I was also there on a weekday evening. We were there on a beautiful Saturday a couple weeks before and there were lots of people there.

[@susansmith6680]

I loved it!

[@RVRebelGirl]

I went there loved it

[@Larry11549]

Beautiful photography, I love waterfalls. There is an unnamed fall on the Manistee near Red Bridge that qualifies. Another on a tributary of the Jordan River near Penny Bridge also qualifies. Love your geology work and display work also. THANKS!

[@MichiganRocks]

I’ll have to check those out. Thanks!

[@centralparkcoffeeco.cafeba6634]

So clear . . . . that is a nice camera!!

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a GoPro Hero 7 Black. I'm only recording in HD, but it can do 4K. 4K uses a lot more memory though. I've been very happy with it.

[@TheParadoxDestroyer]

There is a waterfall in Sunset Park in Petoskey in the Lower Peninsula , the locals call Sunset Falls.

[@MichiganRocks]

I've been to Sunset Park, but I don't remember seeing the falls. I'll look for them the next time.

[@TheParadoxDestroyer]

@@MichiganRocks Beautiful, about a 70 ft drop, low volume, graceful looking.

[@markreetz1001]

Thanks for the tour. I haven't been there since the early 90s. Find any good rocks?

[@MichiganRocks]

I wasn’t looking for rocks at all. I don’t think there’s much to find there.

[@charlottebeck6292]

Thanks! Loved this! How could you not look for fossils at the waters’ edge?

[@MichiganRocks]

Did you see that big rock with the coral fossils?

[@charlottebeck6292]

Michigan Rocks yes! Thanks again

[@johngunckel5629]

At 11:28 theres what appears to be a dying or dead salmon. They turn white after they spawn. I used to salmon fish there when i was a kid...i lived right on the river.

[@MichiganRocks]

This was a while back. I don't remember lots of salmon coming upstream to die, but I know that happens in the fall.

[@SharralSharp]

You must have gotten they really early. That circle is usually really congested.

[@MichiganRocks]

No, it was afternoon or evening if I remember right. There were people there that day, but I try not to get too many people in my videos.

[@benc.enlots]

199 named Falls up here in God's Country otherwise known as the U.P. , guess we couldn't keep them all for ourselves.😀

[@MichiganRocks]

You win on waterfalls, and just about everything else, as far as I'm concerned. I'm a Yooper wannabe. I'm glad you guys let us trolls visit once in a while.

[@benc.enlots]

@@MichiganRocks Come on up and we can hit Agate Beach area for a bit of flourescing sodalite hunting.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@benc.enlots That's on my list for next summer. What kind of flashlight did you go with? I've been researching them and the more I read, the more confused I get. I want a decent light, but I'd rather not spend $75 for something that I won't use very often.

[@benc.enlots]

@@MichiganRocks I will have to check the frequency of the lights. They are just inexpensive models, less than $20 I believe.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@benc.enlots Ok, I was under the impression that the more expensive lights worked a lot better. I think part of what's better is that the photograph better. That would be important for me since I'll be making a video.

[@suzettecalleja3122]

Very talented. Maybe your side job could be the Circus. ;)

[@MichiganRocks]

I can ride a unicycle and juggle, so it's a possibility. I'm not sure walking on a log would be much of an act though.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

Hope no one improves a thing. Let the next generation experience the challenge.

[@kaybree6738]

Enjoyed again. Maybe not fast forward on the walks and water. Kinda takes away from the relaxing part everyone mentions in the comments. We can slide forward but who would want to.☺️ Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

That's a good point. Thanks.

[@ChrisR_4812]

Very pretty area. Do you know of any areas that are BLM or free camping areas where there is decent rockhounding? Amenities are not an issue as long as we are fairly close to a water resource. We are self sufficient with a trailer with a super duper water filtration system, generator, solar panels, and batteries.

[@MichiganRocks]

We don't have BLM land in Michigan, we just call it "state land". I can give you some campgrounds, but I don't know of any that are free. I'm don't know what the laws are about just parking on state land.

[@ChrisR_4812]

@@MichiganRocks Thanks for the info.

[@derikdarling12]

Great spot 10 yrs ago! Let's make it a state park no good

[@MichiganRocks]

I kind of know what you mean, but I thought they did a pretty good job making it into a more accessible park. I'd alway choose natural, but if they were going to do it anyway, I think they did a good job.

[@joang.cavanna2046]

If any kids saw you cross on that log, their mothers are probably cursing you about now. LOL Is this the same river that disappears under ground?

[@MichiganRocks]

The falls are on the Ocqueoc River and it's the Little Ocqueoc that disappears. I think the Little Ocqueoc empties into the Ocqueoc.

[@thesteveprichard]

Wow!? Still rivers flowing with water PHD's tell me and children that this is not happening because of CO2.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.

[@thesteveprichard]

water, rocks, love it.

[@wkdravenna]

@@MichiganRocks well we only have 12 years left to enjoy the Earth. After that something happens?