Friends Photo Contest
Every year, we ask you—our community—to show us the Kickapoo Valley Reserve through your lens. Send in your favorite shots from hikes, paddles, and quiet moments outdoors. After submissions close, a few standout images (2–4 each year) are chosen and featured as that year’s winners.
Solstice, Camp PP
Karen Hermsen
Blue Turkeys
Bret Hunt
Butterfly Dream
Sucheta Connolly
Rolling Down the River
Jacob Griese
Farmers Spots Fish
Bret Hunt
Oriole in Bluebells
Dennis Panczenko
Small White
Sharon Swiggum
A View from Below
Jacob Griese
Black on Pink
Sucheta Connolly
Paradise Found
Evan Nielsen
Rising
Amy Dvorak
KVR VC
Reggie Nelson
Tree at Potts Corner
Karen Hermsen
Next Gen Web
Reggie Nelson
Covered Bridge
Keith Stetzer
Paddling to Rockton
Chris Canelake
Building a Home
Anthony Veltri
Wings of Wonder
Katee Heisel
Jug Creek Road Sunrise
Dennis Panczenko
KVR Trail
Reggie Nelson
Cliffs
Jacob Griese
Peaceful Ending
Jessie Dobyns
Autumn Alpenglow
Bret Hunt
Coral Tooth
Amy Dvorak
Approaching Lucky 13
Chris Canelake
Campsite X
Keith Stetzer
Hoot Owl
Brittany Pierpont
Full Moon Rising Over the Kickapoo
Emily Oium
Forget-Me-Not
Sharon Swiggum
Shell Mode
Katee Heisel
Foggy Morning Garden, KVR
Karen Hermsen
Covered Bridge Ahead
Brittany Pierpont
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Sharon Swiggum
Spring Leaves on the Kickapoo
Chris Canelake
Cattail Lounge
Caleb Uhe
Canada geese reflection
Beth Unger
Concerned Parents at the Blind
Caleb Uhe
The Quiet Season at Bridge 18
Caleb Uhe
Along the Old 131 Trail, August 20, 2024
Roland Flessner
Running Man
K Huska
Log Face Mask with Leaf Feather
K Huska
Geriatric Leaf
K Huska
Trail Fun
Julie Hoel
Forest Floor
Julie Hoel
Refreshed at the Reserve
Brittany Pierpont
Majestic
Jana Muehlenkamp
Double-trunk Pine, R.I.P.
Karen Hermsen
At the Bottom of Jug Creek Trail
Karen Hermsen
Winter Composition
Karen Hermsen
Kickapoo Toes
Kate Huska
Ice Ice Baby
Kate Huska
Winter Blues
Kate Huska
Weister creek Fall equinox
David Jablonowski
Purple coneflower
Macey Wood
Mid day duck swim
Macey Wood
Painter laying eggs
Macey Wood
Frozen hemlock
Erica Cronk
Winter wonderland Cut Off Trail
Erica Cronk
Magical morning along Warner Creek
Erica Cronk
KVR Nodding Pogonia
Eric Volden
Winter Festival Red-tailed Hawk
Eric Volden
Tiger Swallowtail on Hoary Vervain
Eric Volden
Painted Turtle
Jay Roth-Reynolds
Harvest Supermoon
Patricia Roth
Pollinators' Paradise
Blake Cwynar
Feelin' Froggy
Blake Cwynar
Density Ablaze
Blake Cwynar
Pheasant Male
Dennis Panczenko
Reflections of Summertime
Angela Copper
Winter Landscape
Angela Copper
A Dandelion Day at Ma & Pa's
Angela Copper
Splash of Sunshine
Caleb Uhe
Poking Around
Caleb Uhe
Daughter and Mother Kickapoo Rendezvous
Timothy Boudreau
Fern
Justin VerMeer
Autumn sets upon the Kickapoo
Grace Nemec
Bur Oak
Grace Nemec
Modern Nature trails
Grace Nemec
Enjoying the Old 131 Trail
Jana Muehlenkamp
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West Ridge 2
Jana Muehlenkamp
Bridge on a Snowy Day
Julie Hoel
Shadows by the Ice
Julie Hoel
Peek-a-Poo
Caleb Uhe
Exploring off old 131
Kristine Da Prato
Running to the bird blind
Kristine Da Prato
Picking off seeds and watching turtles
Kristine Da Prato
Watchful Eye
Linda Dregne
Peaceful Walk
Linda Dregne
Beauty of Nature
Linda Dregne
Coon Creek Sunrise
Paul Cox
Beauty in the valley
Courtney Heisz
Springtime at JCT 131
Emily Oium
Perfect peace
Kendra Muehlenkamp
Beauty of the butterfly
Kendra Muehlenkamp
Unknown destination
Kendra Muehlenkamp
Walking 2
Justin VerMeer
Walking 1
Justin VerMeer
Weister Creek Crossing
Ryan Parr
River Day
Ryan Parr
Kickapoo Valley Sunrise
Ryan Parr
Painted Turtle (traveling between ponds near bridge 18)
Harry Peterson
Elusive American Bittern, pond near bridge 18
Harry Peterson
Pond Near Bridge 18
Harry Peterson
Puttyroot Orchid
Lindsey Dalton
Common Buckeye on Goldenrod
Lindsey Dalton
Purple-fringed orchid
Lindsey Dalton
Wintergreen Trail
Natasha Bouchette
Birthday Hike at the KVR
Natasha Bouchette
Campsite Sunrise
Natasha Bouchette
Frosty Morning
Amy Fleeharty
Tree Arches
Amy Fleeharty
Morning Walks
Amy Fleeharty
Cathedral pine
Elise Becker
Boat in the mist
Elise Becker
Blackberry day
Elise Becker
My Lucky Day
Penny Langer
Ice Cave Marbles
Kate Huska
Kickapoo Toes
Kate Huska
Milkweed Whispers
Kate Huska
West ridge
Jana Muehlenkamp
Ice Wall
David Memenga
Beaver Dam
David Memenga
Spring Trout
David Memenga
Time Was...
Stuart Stotts
Rust Never Sleeps
Stuart Stotts
Milkweed Explosion
Karen Hermsen
Smiling Winterfest Llama
Karen Hermsen
Rock Cove, Hay Valley Trail
Karen Hermsen
The Lady's Slipper
Brandie Myhre
The Lady's Slipper
Brandie Myhre
End of the Wintergreen Trail
Brandie Myhre
Kickapoo Valley Reserve Ice Cave
Marianne Dyer
Swan Songs
Valerie L Ewing
Summer Nights
Valerie L Ewing
Take a Hike ~ West Ridge Trail
Valerie L Ewing
Sandhill Crane Family
Maggie Schultz
Norskedalen Fall Colors
Marianne Dyer
Bridge
Bethanie A Anderson
Flower
Bethanie A Anderson
Bluff along the Kickapoo
Patricia Roth
Autumn Panorama
Patricia Roth
great egrets
Jay Roth-Reynolds
turkeys
Jay Roth-Reynolds
Kickapoo Valley Reserve, Campsite K
John Rummel
White Fern
Maggie Schultz
Bee on a Thistle
Maggie Schultz