Recently I had the opportunity to hike in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest here in Washington State. There was fresh snow falling throughout most of the hike that challenged hikers even with the best hiking poles and camera gear alike. The trail started at Cispus, near Randle, and by way of a loop lead past Curtain Falls and Angel Falls.
I’ve never quite nailed down what it is about waterfalls that intrigues me so much but I’m drawn to them as a moth to a flame. I’ve driven hours just to see one and I’ve even fallen in a snow clad creek while trying to get the perfect shot. Angel and Curtain Falls generally are easy to access and wonderful to view but on this day it seemed as if we were the first to discover them both. Nature dished out hail, snow, and a sideways blowing mixture of both that was both painful and covered the trail to the point that our guide took a wrong turn that lead us up a dead-end canyon. It was a fantastic experience!
Here are two images from the trip. The base of Curtain Falls is on the left and Angel Falls is on the right.
Daniel,
You are a genius! These photos take me right back to our Men’s Advance. The whole area was magical and seemed to transport me to a different world, a beautiful creation with the fingerprints of our Lord seen everywhere. Great work my brother!
Richard