I had scoped out quite a few falls to visit this spring in the Umpqua National Forest in southern Oregon. Of those, Watson Falls was the tallest, dropping just a tad less than 300 feet off an impressive circular wall of basalt. This was the fifth waterfall that I visited this day and my luck […]
Split Personality-Grotto Falls in Oregon
Visiting Grotto Falls was somewhat like going to the zoo. There was a sign on the Little River Road that pointed you in the right direction. The short trail from the parking area was well maintained and only had a few switchbacks. Then to top it off, there was a viewing area lined with a […]
Mossy Log Diversion-Hemlock Falls in Oregon
The road to Hemlock Falls and Yakso Falls winds along beside the Little River outside of Glide, Oregon for 26 miles before reaching the trailheads at the Lake-in-the-Woods campground. What starts out as a nice paved road turns into one used mainly for logging trucks. I hadn’t planned on it taking quite so long to […]
Mossy Plummet-Warm Springs Falls in Oregon
The weather had been on my side for weeks with almost “perfect” waterfall shooting conditions of cloudy skies and rain showers. I spent quite a bit of time this morning shooting Lemolo Falls in a steady rain and it wasn’t until after noon that I made it to Warm Springs Falls nearby. The sun began […]
Gem in the Woods-Whitehorse Falls in Oregon
I will have to admit that there wasn’t a strenuous hike or precarious setup involved in shooting this little gem of a waterfall. In fact I practically had to clone out my Jeep in the background! Whitehorse Falls is one of a couple of falls that are right off
Grace in Seclusion-Yakso Falls in Oregon
It was a pleasant morning when I hiked into Yakso Falls in the Umpqua National Forest outside of Glide, Oregon. The skies were overcast but there was no need for an umbrella for a change. The trail gently wound through a forest filled with pines, maples, and wild rhododendrons that were just beginning to bloom. […]
Plunge into Green-Lemolo Falls in Oregon
Water, water, everywhere. That best describes my visit to Lemolo Falls on the east side of the Cascade Mountain Range in Oregon this May. A steady rain was falling as I set out on the hike down to the falls. My umbrella kept me from getting thoroughly soaked as I plodded downhill through a series […]
Spring Surge-Sahalie Falls in Oregon
Sahalie Falls is an impressive waterfall that drops more than a hundred feet over a lava wall into a lush green gorge. The water thunders into the valley sending off a blast of mist for hundreds of feet. The McKenzie River seems hell-bent on its surge
Beauty Among Chaos-Panther Falls in Washington
I spent a lot of time planning for my trip out to the Pacific Northwest this spring. I mapped out over a hundred waterfalls and created a schedule that would hopefully allow me to shoot most of them. Of course I set aside quite a few days to shoot the waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge. […]
Springtime in Motion-Sweet Creek Falls in Oregon
It has been quite a while since my last post, but I have a good excuse. I left home right after my last post in early May for an extended trip to the Pacific Northwest. I always leave on a trip with the idea that I will post as I travel. That all sounds well […]