Kelly Creek
Once or twice a year I head over to take a walk at Kelly Creek, a beautiful little cold-water feeder stream that flows into the upper Kinnickinnic River.
Besides being a wonderful sanctuary for native brook trout, the magical thing about this creek is the way it springs wholly from a modest rock outcrop beneath an old bur oak tree. I can stare at that spot for hours and never come close to plumbing its depths.
This time of year it's just nice to check in on the green watercress, and poke around in the brushy alder, watching the birds come to the water for a drink.
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