Gorgeous Sprinter

[AlanLichty]

There used to be a TV weatherman in Salt Lake City who had names for all of the in-between seasons. Winter was followed by Sprinter, Spring, Sprummer, Summer, Fummer, Fall, and Finter. This scene is Sprinter in the Columbia River Gorge from a visit last Friday. Conditions like this are neat for visiting the Gorge as there are dozens of small waterfalls that only appear when things are really wet. The larger visible falls on the left are Multnomah Falls.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

There used to be a TV weatherman in Salt Lake City who had names for all of the in-between seasons. Winter was followed by Sprinter, Spring, Sprummer, Summer, Fummer, Fall, and Finter. This scene is Sprinter in the Columbia River Gorge from a visit last Friday. Conditions like there are neat for visiting the Gorge as there are dozens of small waterfalls that only appear when things are really wet. The larger visible falls on the left are Multnomah Falls.

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C&C always welcome.

That is a cool image, Alan, no pun intended.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is a cool image, Alan, no pun intended.

Thanks Doug - its a rare day to have neat atmospherics and calm water in the Columbia at the same time.

 

[JimFox]

Wow Alan. This is so awesome! We always see the waterfalls from close up. To see them from across the river like this is so different and really awesome.

I was thinking Multnomah was the one in the center? If Multnomah is the one on the left, which one is then in the center?

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow Alan. This is so awesome! We always see the waterfalls from close up. To see them from across the river like this is so different and really awesome.

I was thinking Multnomah was the one in the center? If Multnomah is the one on the left, which one is then in the center?

Thanks Jim - I have lots more with the falls and with closer views using the telephoto lens. I have much closer shots of Multnomah and Wahkeena falls from a different launch point farther upstream from this vantage point.

The falls in the center of this scene don't have a name and only flow with conditions like these with very wet snow melting from above. I have some shots that have upwards of 10-12 intermittent and unnamed falls that are normally hard to spot from the Oregon side of the river since they are above your view. There are actually at least 4 falls in this scene I can spot at 100% zoom on my screen.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice view from the viewpoint.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

This is definitely a mixture of seasons, Alan. I take it you're getting the same weather that we are down here in Reno?

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice view from the viewpoint.

Thanks Jameel - this is a couple of miles upstream from Cape Horn.

This is definitely a mixture of seasons, Alan. I take it you're getting the same weather that we are down here in Reno?

Thanks Kurt - this is not normal stuff for us this time of year. It does feel more like something I would expect in Reno or SLC but the Columbia River at the bottom of the scene is maybe a foot above sea level.

 

[JimFox]

Thanks Jim - I have lots more with the falls and with closer views using the telephoto lens. I have much closer shots of Multnomah and Wahkeena falls from a different launch point farther upstream from this vantage point.

The falls in the center of this scene don't have a name and only flow with conditions like these with very wet snow melting from above. I have some shots that have upwards of 10-12 intermittent and unnamed falls that are normally hard to spot from the Oregon side of the river since they are above your view. There are actually at least 4 falls in this scene I can spot at 100% zoom on my screen.

Thats really interesting. The center falls is flowing at a really good clip, so one would think it was a permanent waterfall.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thats really interesting. The center falls is flowing at a really good clip, so one would think it was a permanent waterfall.

I have some closer shots of Multnoman, Wahkeena, and several ephemeral falls taken from another launch point a few miles farther up the road. The wet snow up on top of the gorge cliffs is what is driving all of the ephemeral falls.