Pacific Northwest waterfall near Denny Creek

I went hiking with some family earlier today, and we brought an old
bassethound, so we stuck to easy trails. The one to Talapus Lake is a
pretty gentle uphill, so everybody could manage pretty well. It was
raining down at lower elevations, but turned to snow around 2,000
feet, so for this whole trail.

It's been warmer lately than today, so there's been a lot of snowmelt
and everything is lush and wet like a rainforest is supposed to be.
The next month or two seem like the best time of year for this type of
photography. Anyway, here's from earlier today:
http://forrestcroce.com/Photos/Under-Talapus-Lake.html

In article . com,
wrote:

I went hiking with some family earlier today, and we brought an old
bassethound, so we stuck to easy trails. The one to Talapus Lake is a
pretty gentle uphill, so everybody could manage pretty well. It was
raining down at lower elevations, but turned to snow around 2,000
feet, so for this whole trail.

It's been warmer lately than today, so there's been a lot of snowmelt
and everything is lush and wet like a rainforest is supposed to be.
The next month or two seem like the best time of year for this type of
photography. Anyway, here's from earlier today:
http://forrestcroce.com/Photos/Under-Talapus-Lake.html

I don't get up that far north very often (like almost never). But you
should come down here and check out the Lake Quinault area.

Nice Shot, lots of waterfalls in my area if it were raining more.
You must be near the coast? I see ferns in the pic.
John Loomis
Fort Bragg. Calif.
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I went hiking with some family earlier today, and we brought an old
bassethound, so we stuck to easy trails. The one to Talapus Lake is a
pretty gentle uphill, so everybody could manage pretty well. It was
raining down at lower elevations, but turned to snow around 2,000
feet, so for this whole trail.

It's been warmer lately than today, so there's been a lot of snowmelt
and everything is lush and wet like a rainforest is supposed to be.
The next month or two seem like the best time of year for this type of
photography. Anyway, here's from earlier today:
http://forrestcroce.com/Photos/Under-Talapus-Lake.html

On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:29:48 -0700
Randall Ainsworth wrote:

In article . com,
wrote:

I went hiking with some family earlier today, and we brought an old
bassethound, so we stuck to easy trails. The one to Talapus Lake
is a pretty gentle uphill, so everybody could manage pretty well.
It was raining down at lower elevations, but turned to snow around
2,000 feet, so for this whole trail.

It's been warmer lately than today, so there's been a lot of
snowmelt and everything is lush and wet like a rainforest is
supposed to be. The next month or two seem like the best time of
year for this type of photography. Anyway, here's from earlier
today: http://forrestcroce.com/Photos/Under-Talapus-Lake.html

I don't get up that far north very often (like almost never).

You mean east, I guess. Talapus Lake is near Snoqualmie Pass, pretty
close to straight east relative to the west side of the Olympics. It
is a heck of a long drive around to get from one to the other, to be
sure.

But you
should come down here and check out the Lake Quinault area.

Agreed. I once walked up the Hoh trail in a steady drenching rain
following a bunch of backpacking Boy Scouts. The wet side of the
Cascades is dry by comparison with the wet side of the Olympics.
And once you get out of the clearcuts and into the National Park,
you're in a dim green cathedral supported by the trunks of huge
old trees covered everywhere with moss, and with water misting
down over all. Almost enough to make one get religion.

Paul Allen

wrote:
I went hiking with some family earlier today, and we brought an old
bassethound, so we stuck to easy trails. The one to Talapus Lake is a
pretty gentle uphill, so everybody could manage pretty well. It was
raining down at lower elevations, but turned to snow around 2,000
feet, so for this whole trail.

It's been warmer lately than today, so there's been a lot of snowmelt
and everything is lush and wet like a rainforest is supposed to be.
The next month or two seem like the best time of year for this type of
photography. Anyway, here's from earlier today:
http://forrestcroce.com/Photos/Under-Talapus-Lake.html


Very nice work indeed! I really need to leave my part of Minnesota for
someplace a little more photogenic ;-)

--
Thomas T. Veldhouse
Key Fingerprint: D281 77A5 63EE 82C5 5E68 00E4 7868 0ADC 4EFB 39F0

In article , Paul Allen
wrote:

You mean east, I guess. Talapus Lake is near Snoqualmie Pass, pretty
close to straight east relative to the west side of the Olympics. It
is a heck of a long drive around to get from one to the other, to be
sure.

I Google'd it, and it said Mt. Baker...which is definitely north for me
(I'm in Aberdeen).

On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:07:51 -0700
Randall Ainsworth wrote:

In article , Paul Allen
wrote:

You mean east, I guess. Talapus Lake is near Snoqualmie Pass,
pretty close to straight east relative to the west side of the
Olympics. It is a heck of a long drive around to get from one to
the other, to be sure.

I Google'd it, and it said Mt. Baker...which is definitely north for
me (I'm in Aberdeen).

You Googled it? Then you know it's accessed via exit 45 off I-90, at
least a two-hour drive south of Mt. Baker. Relative to Grays Harbor,
it is at a somewhat more northerly latitude and a considerably more
easterly longitude.

But let's not quibble about where stuff is. Do you have any shots
of the Lake Quinault area to share?

Paul Allen

In article , Paul Allen
wrote:

You Googled it? Then you know it's accessed via exit 45 off I-90, at
least a two-hour drive south of Mt. Baker. Relative to Grays Harbor,
it is at a somewhat more northerly latitude and a considerably more
easterly longitude.

I had never heard of it. Guess I need to renew my passport and get
outta here once in a while.

But let's not quibble about where stuff is. Do you have any shots
of the Lake Quinault area to share?

http://users.techline.com/randya

On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:55:32 -0700
Randall Ainsworth wrote:

In article , Paul Allen
wrote:

You Googled it? Then you know it's accessed via exit 45 off I-90,
at least a two-hour drive south of Mt. Baker. Relative to Grays
Harbor, it is at a somewhat more northerly latitude and a
considerably more easterly longitude.

I had never heard of it. Guess I need to renew my passport and get
outta here once in a while.

You and me both. I know my way around the Snoqualmie Pass trails pretty
well, but I've not done any serious walking on the west side of the
Olympics in 30 years.

But let's not quibble about where stuff is. Do you have any shots
of the Lake Quinault area to share?

http://users.techline.com/randya

Now we're talking! Merriman Falls is just the ticket!

Paul Allen

In article , Paul Allen
wrote:

Now we're talking! Merriman Falls is just the ticket!

And that's right beside the road as you're driving by. Although, the
best shots come from climbing a huge pile of rocks about 75 feet high.