We’ve had a fair bit of rain lately, enough to significantly raise the water level of local creeks. This brought to mind one particular spot, one I shared in mid-December, 2020, showing a channel of rock that narrows and increases the force of the water in that section. I thought perhaps I could photograph it after the rainfall and compare to the image from before. However, when we arrived I found it was impossible to photograph from the same location as it was at least partially underwater and the current far too strong to risk wading into.

So I moved downstream just a bit to get a different perspective on the water features. I had a longer focal length lens with me this time so I was able to zoom in on the section of falls that had previously been a channel. Now you can’t even see the channel, it just looks like strongly flowing water overtop rocks.

Below is a copy of the image from back in December showing the location where I stood to create the photograph above. This time I was facing upriver instead of downriver. Given how different this location looks I’d love to continue visiting when the water is at different levels and see what other views I can find. I wish I’d discovered these locations sooner. I’ve been here years and never hiked the right trails to see these features. It makes me wonder how many other marvelous scenes are very close by, just waiting for me to find them.

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