Waterfall Wednesday 7/1/2026

[AlanLichty]

Welcome to another round of waterfalls and falling water. I am going to start things off today with the scene at the end of the Sweet Creek trail looking at the lower portion of Sweet Creek Falls. There is another tier of falls above this and off to the left but that part of the falls isn't fully visible from this trail. Form a visit last fall.

Pile on with whatever images you have of falling water.

 

[Michael13]

Here is Fairy Falls, a magical place on Wahkeena Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, it's only a one mile hike from the car park, but it gains 1000 feet in elevation in that short distance, making the hike a real calf burner!

 

[AlanLichty]

Here is Fairy Falls, a magical place on Wahkeena Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, it's only a one mile hike from the car park, but it gains 1000 feet in elevation in that short distance, making the hike a real calf burner!

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Nice falls. I am familiar with the calf burner of a trail and highly recommend a lightweight camera bag. That trail is basically switchbacks straight up a cliff face. I tried to carry far too many lenses, etc. last time I made that trek.

 

[xpatUSA]

Too flat around here for waterfalls and I don't travel these days, so how about a green fall? ...

 

[AlanLichty]

Too flat around here for waterfalls and I don't travel these days, so how about a green fall? ...

If you had a rainy day water dripping down the "green falls" would certainly count My standing criteria for falling water is anything that depicts water demonstrating obedience to gravity. Sprinkler systems and fountains are fine examples of that. If you really stretch that logic the leaves of this plant have lots of water in them although you have to ignore the fact that the plants are climbing up the fence.