Narada Falls
Aug. 23rd, 2022 09:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerWhew. Sixteen days later, here I am: caught up on my blog backlog from visiting Mount St. Helens and Mt. Rainier earlier this month. There's just one chapter to insert in the story. Fortunately it's a lovely one, Narada Falls.
Narada Falls, a wide falls over a broad rock face with a drop of about 100', was our third and final trek of the day that Sunday. Like Christine Falls, which we'd hiked just minutes earlier, it was a short hike compared to Comet Falls. But unlike Christine Falls it wasn't merely steps from the parking lot. No, it was a good 1/4 mile! With a climb on the way back! We were tired from the long trek to Comet Falls so these distances felt tougher than normal.
Also like Christine Falls, we visited Narada Falls on a previous trip to Mt. Rainier 5 years ago. Take a look there to compare the photo I selected 5 years ago vs. the one above. While I liked my 5-years-ago photos of Christine Falls better than my recent ones (mostly because of softer natural light) I like this recent view of Narada Falls better than what I captured before. The difference here is that I now own neutral-density filters for my lenses that enable me to make these pictures with silky, motion-blurred water even in bright sunlight. All I have to do now is remember to carry the extra gear on every hike.
Narada Falls, a wide falls over a broad rock face with a drop of about 100', was our third and final trek of the day that Sunday. Like Christine Falls, which we'd hiked just minutes earlier, it was a short hike compared to Comet Falls. But unlike Christine Falls it wasn't merely steps from the parking lot. No, it was a good 1/4 mile! With a climb on the way back! We were tired from the long trek to Comet Falls so these distances felt tougher than normal.
Also like Christine Falls, we visited Narada Falls on a previous trip to Mt. Rainier 5 years ago. Take a look there to compare the photo I selected 5 years ago vs. the one above. While I liked my 5-years-ago photos of Christine Falls better than my recent ones (mostly because of softer natural light) I like this recent view of Narada Falls better than what I captured before. The difference here is that I now own neutral-density filters for my lenses that enable me to make these pictures with silky, motion-blurred water even in bright sunlight. All I have to do now is remember to carry the extra gear on every hike.
