Christine Falls
Aug. 23rd, 2022 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAlright, I'm nearing the end of my blog backlog from our trip to the Pacific Northwest 15 days ago. After posting four blogs just about Comet Falls— it really was worth it with the size of the big falls plus so many smaller falls along the trail— I believe I've got just two blogs left, for two other falls we visited before heading home that Sunday.
After Comet Falls we visited Christine Falls. These are a set of falls on the same creek, but down by the road. The canyon is very narrow here so the trail can't traverse it.
This view of Christine Falls, above, is from the road bridge over the creek. I'm standing at the stone wall along the narrow road. There's barely even a pedestrian lane here. Fortunately it's on a tight bend in the road so traffic is already going slowly.
A little further up the road, next to the small parking lot, is a trail leading down the other side. It leads to a viewing spot from which you can see the lower tier of Christine Falls.
I've framed this photo (above) to show the bridge crossing over the narrow canyon.
This is our second time at Christine Falls. We visited these same viewpoints on a trip to Mt. Rainier National Park in July 2017. Comparing the photos from then and now, I think I like the ones from then a little better. As I recall it was partly cloudy the day we visited in 2017, creating flatter light that made it easier to photograph in this narrow canyon. Strong light, like we had during our recent visit, creates harsh contrasts that are harder to compensate for.
After Comet Falls we visited Christine Falls. These are a set of falls on the same creek, but down by the road. The canyon is very narrow here so the trail can't traverse it.
This view of Christine Falls, above, is from the road bridge over the creek. I'm standing at the stone wall along the narrow road. There's barely even a pedestrian lane here. Fortunately it's on a tight bend in the road so traffic is already going slowly.
A little further up the road, next to the small parking lot, is a trail leading down the other side. It leads to a viewing spot from which you can see the lower tier of Christine Falls.
I've framed this photo (above) to show the bridge crossing over the narrow canyon.
This is our second time at Christine Falls. We visited these same viewpoints on a trip to Mt. Rainier National Park in July 2017. Comparing the photos from then and now, I think I like the ones from then a little better. As I recall it was partly cloudy the day we visited in 2017, creating flatter light that made it easier to photograph in this narrow canyon. Strong light, like we had during our recent visit, creates harsh contrasts that are harder to compensate for.
