Waterfall Wednesday 7/6/2022

[AlanLichty]

I was exploring the Columbia River Gorge with my drone a couple of days ago and found waterfalls I never knew about before at Cape Horn. Columbia River watermen and railroad engineers certainly have seen them but most of us would never have a clue to their existence. There is a loop trail at Cape Horn that leads to Cape Horn Falls (my actual target with this flight) but there is no place on land besides trespassing on BNSF rails that will let you see this scene. Not sure this set of falls runs all year but I will be revisiting now that I know where they are. Sorry I didn't time my visit for the trains - it would be neat to catch a BNSF locomotive poking out of the tunnel.

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Pile on with your own falling water features

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

This is Twin Falls, near the town of Mammoth Lakes. It's in a touristy area, so everyone gets photos of these falls. In an effort to get something different, I saw this opportunity to frame the falls through some trees.

 

[AlanLichty]

This is Twin Falls, near the town of Mammoth Lakes. It's in a touristy area, so everyone gets photos of these falls. In an effort to get something different, I saw this opportunity to frame the falls through some trees.

Not an easy task with foliage this thick an admirable result. Definitely an atypical view of the falls.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire. Very low water levels but this allowed me to wander around the various sub falls. I include a couple of images from a previous visit when the water was a raging torrent. Ken

Previous trip

 

[AlanLichty]

Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire. Very low water levels but this allowed me to wander around the various sub falls. I include a couple of images from a previous visit when the water was a raging torrent. Ken

Previous trip

I like the low water flow scenes of the cascades in these falls - lots more interesting details compared to the torrential flows in the last two images. Neat place to shoot.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I was exploring the Columbia River Gorge with my drone a couple of days ago and found waterfalls I never knew about before at Cape Horn. Columbia River watermen and railroad engineers certainly have seen them but most of us would never have a clue to their existence. There is a loop trail at Cape Horn that leads to Cape Horn Falls (my actual target with this flight) but there is no place on land besides trespassing on BNSF rails that will let you see this scene. Not sure this set of falls runs all year but I will be revisiting now that I know where they are. Sorry I didn't time my visit for the trains - it would be neat to catch a BNSF locomotive poking out of the tunnel.

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That is really cool, Alan.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire. Very low water levels but this allowed me to wander around the various sub falls. I include a couple of images from a previous visit when the water was a raging torrent. Ken
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Nice series, Ken. The last one reminds me of Bonanza Falls in upper Michigan with the tannin in the water.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is really cool, Alan.

Thanks Doug - I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this through my drone's telephoto lens. I was trying to zoom in on the mouth of the railroad tunnel and this scene was an unexpected bonus.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Another set of ephemeral falls in the north cascades.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for starting this Alan, and that's a really neat image, I love those basalt columns, reminds me of Hawaii.

My offering, another view of AF river.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This is another image of Avalanche Creek Gorge in Glacier National Park. The Burgandy colored rocks are part of the Grinnell Formation.

 

[AlanLichty]

Another set of ephemeral falls in the north cascades.

Neat rainbow too

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks for starting this Alan, and that's a really neat image, I love those basalt columns, reminds me of Hawaii.

My offering, another view of AF river.

I am even vaguely tired of seeing this river Ben - nice one.

 

[AlanLichty]

This is another image of Avalanche Creek Gorge in Glacier National Park. The Burgandy colored rocks are part of the Grinnell Formation.

Those purple rocks are one of the neatest aspects of the Glacier Park area. Nice view of them.

 

[BlackRockArt]

I was exploring the Columbia River Gorge with my drone a couple of days ago and found waterfalls I never knew about before at Cape Horn. Columbia River watermen and railroad engineers certainly have seen them but most of us would never have a clue to their existence. There is a loop trail at Cape Horn that leads to Cape Horn Falls (my actual target with this flight) but there is no place on land besides trespassing on BNSF rails that will let you see this scene. Not sure this set of falls runs all year but I will be revisiting now that I know where they are. Sorry I didn't time my visit for the trains - it would be neat to catch a BNSF locomotive poking out of the tunnel.

Click through for a larger view.

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Alan, this is a great find, love the POV.

Oliver

 

[Josh Dye]

The only actual waterfall pictures I have are from this same waterfall in Tahoe. This was about a month ago from the larger side of the fall.

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, this is a great find, love the POV.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver!

 

[AlanLichty]

The only actual waterfall pictures I have are from this same waterfall in Tahoe. This was about a month ago from the larger side of the fall.

Pretty nice falls if you can have only one to choose from

 

[TimMc]

Ricketts Glen, one of the falls on the east branch just above Watersmet.

 

[AlanLichty]

Ricketts Glen, one of the falls on the east branch just above Watersmet.

One of my favorite places to see waterfall images from. nice take on this scene - almost like a monochrome.