Faraway Friday – but Closer than you Might Think

This lovely spot is just downstream from a delightful attraction along Hood Canal at Rocky Brook Falls, Brinnon.

Although 50 miles from Sequim, if one camps at Dosewallips State Park (a gem in its own right), the falls are only 4 miles away and a short walk from the parking lot.

The 229-foot falls have undoubtedly been photographed thousands of times by many photographers, hikers, and more, but because of the lush color of the trees and the moss covered rocks, I much prefer the calm of the stream. It sits adjacent to the entrance path, and offers visitors the opportunity to step down and actually touch the water. But if, like me, if you decide to set up a tripod in order to make the “perfect” photo, remember that moss covered rocks can be very slippery (!), and if you fail to watch your step, you may get rather wet…

But aside from that, the falls are one of many located on the Welcome to the Olympic Peninsula Waterfall Trail website and while some are considerably closer to Sequim, they may not be as accessible, or as beautiful.

Icy Weather Anniversary

I thought it was appropriate to post this today, since I photographed it February 7th of 2014, 11 years ago.

With a low of 18 degrees, it was a record cold day for Puget Sound which turned this and two other once flowing waterfalls at the Tulalip Resort Casino into walls of ice.

The resort, located in Quil Ceda Village, north of Seattle and 80 miles east of Sequim, is owned and operated by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington.

Located near the Seattle Premium Outlets (where I may have been shopping on this particular day), it’s a fun place to stop and not only try your luck, but to witness the forces of nature as well – that’s if you should be there on an 18 degree day.

Faraway Friday Land of a thousand waterfalls

Milford Sound in New Zealand becomes the land of a thousand waterfalls when it rains. Waterfalls were everywhere. Unfortunately, it was raining so hard and was so foggy, that we could only see the bottom 100 feet of what is usually 1000ft soaring mountains and valleys.

If you continue past the main Tumalo falls there are several smaller but beautiful falls.

There is an interesting phenomenon in eastern Oregon regarding waterfalls. In the Olympic peninsula waterfalls are all practically dried up and barely flowing this time of year. Here in this VERY VOLCANIC area the water flows from underneath in lava tubes and lava rock and is just as powerful in September. Sure makes photographing them easier!