Waterfall Wednesday 2/12/2025

AlanLichty

Moderator
My falls for today are the Willaby Creek Falls near Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula. A small set of falls but can get pretty rowdy during the winter months as you can see by the logs that have been deposited at the bottom. This view of the falls probably isn't the best place to be when a torrent like the one that left these trees comes through here.

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AlanLichty

Moderator
Glen Bruar again. The river is forced through a tiny gap in the rocks. It hadn't rained for a while so the water levels were low. In normal times this is a solid wall of white. Ken
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I like this set of falls with this lower water level. Lots more to see with the various cascades along the water's path. Hard to see much of that when its just a wall of white.
 

AlanLichty

Moderator
Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. This was taken before the Eagle Creek fire of 2017, the bridge is now gone and the vegetation was scorched but is now recovering.

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Beautiful. I miss this view of these waterfalls. Only a couple of the trees in this photo are still standing and the ground vegetation was scorched to bare rock so recovery has been slow to get going. I have flown my drones over this basin on several occasions to watch the recovery progress but it will never look like this again in my lifetime.
 

Beth

Well-Known Member
@Beth - That's a gorgeous image! Love the reds and golds sprinkled amongst the greens!
Wonderful waterfalls, fall leaves, and an old mill - this looks like a postcard image that should be in a gift shop. Great shot Beth.
thanks michael and alan. the parking lot is a mere 50' away and there's a rock that juts out into the river. so my shot here looks like almost everyone else's, just at different times of the year. on the plus side, they now allow drones in the park so i might have to go back down there soon.
 

Jameel Hyder

Moderator
Staff member
My falls for today are the Willaby Creek Falls near Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula. A small set of falls but can get pretty rowdy during the winter months as you can see by the logs that have been deposited at the bottom. This view of the falls probably isn't the best place to be when a torrent like the one that left these trees comes through here.

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Nice. Not a place I have visited (yet). Need to add this to my list.
 
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