I spent three gloriously relaxing days near Mount Baker, Washington, last week and, although it's not exactly my neck of the woods (pun intended), it's close enough to consider "my world." Be sure to click on the photos to enlarge them.
This is the sign welcoming visitors to Nooksack Falls. Apparently, many people have lost their lives here by slipping and falling either over the falls or onto the boulders below and being swept away by the whitewater. You MUST enlarge this photo and read what it says about taking photographs!
It's definitely a rainforest area as you can see from the massive evergreen trees dripping with moss.
We crossed over the bridge just before the falls and on one side you can see the river winding its way through the rocks and boulders and on the other side you can see a brilliant blue pool, very calm just before it drops over the cliff.
I then traversed the trail, carefully planting my feet over the twisted roots and lowered myself over huge boulders to get to the viewing area - thankfully fenced.
I couldn't even see where the Falls landed at the bottom, so I turned to my right to take a shot of the gorge. I also carefully moved further down to where there was no fence to try to take a few shots right below me. As I was doing this, I was holding onto a tree for balance!
Finally, just to show the contrast between one side and the other:
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12 comments:
These are all marvelous captures. Yet I get a sense you didn't obey the sign. Glad you didn't become a statistic at this gorgeous place.
What a pretty falls. Glad you didn't get swept away!
Excellent photos, oh my word, I could not of looked down :-(
Looks beautiful but you need to hold on to something while looking down!
Oh, Leslie, you need to frame these photographs in beautiful cedar frames and put them up on your walls as a set... oh goodness. Better yet, sell them at a Christmas craft fair for Big $$$Bucks$$$. They are exquisite, exquisite, exquisite.
Great photos. I love the warning sign! :-)
What a beautiful place. You photographed it so well. I love waterfalls.
Your snaps show your beautiful world. The falls is really nice.
scary but quite magnificent! and I would've done the same thing hehehe! great captures! my world is up too.
Yup - those kind of things make me nervous - afraid I'm going to slip no matter what. Or that my big butt is going to throw me off balance and drag me over the edge.
Lovely pics girl.
What a great place to live. Thanks for sharing. I haven't been able to visit Washington yet, but it is on my list of places to go. Thanks.
Your world is gorgeous!
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