Aaron's Waterfall World
Quartz Canyon Falls
I continue to be amazed at just how many 200'+ tall waterfalls there are out there that remain unknown. This one is less than 1/4 of a mile from one of the major east-west highways in the state. Of course you have to climb 600 vertical feet and then back down another 150 to get there so it's not easy.
The small creek that contains this waterfall has a really pretty lower falls located right next to Highway 20 called Cascade Crest Falls (at least unofficially). That waterfall is fairly well known and often photographed. Less than 1000' upstream is this beautiful waterfall. This peek-a-boo view shows most of the 128' tall upper tier of the falls. Below this is a series of cascades and then another beautiful 55' tall waterfall. Then entire waterfall stands 232' tall and is located in a very impressive canyon for such a small creek. At the base of the waterfall, a rock slide has dumped a large amount of rocks and boulders. Among these boulders were some really nicely formed pieces of quartz. Some of these pieces were the size of my smallish dog. Because of all that lovely crystal, I named the waterfall Quartz Canyon Falls.
On my trip into the waterfall, the sun was directly overhead when I was standing at the base, making photographing the falls from the bottom nearly impossible. On my way back out, I happened to notice this great view of the upper tier and took a few pictures.
Quartz Canyon Falls
I continue to be amazed at just how many 200'+ tall waterfalls there are out there that remain unknown. This one is less than 1/4 of a mile from one of the major east-west highways in the state. Of course you have to climb 600 vertical feet and then back down another 150 to get there so it's not easy.
The small creek that contains this waterfall has a really pretty lower falls located right next to Highway 20 called Cascade Crest Falls (at least unofficially). That waterfall is fairly well known and often photographed. Less than 1000' upstream is this beautiful waterfall. This peek-a-boo view shows most of the 128' tall upper tier of the falls. Below this is a series of cascades and then another beautiful 55' tall waterfall. Then entire waterfall stands 232' tall and is located in a very impressive canyon for such a small creek. At the base of the waterfall, a rock slide has dumped a large amount of rocks and boulders. Among these boulders were some really nicely formed pieces of quartz. Some of these pieces were the size of my smallish dog. Because of all that lovely crystal, I named the waterfall Quartz Canyon Falls.
On my trip into the waterfall, the sun was directly overhead when I was standing at the base, making photographing the falls from the bottom nearly impossible. On my way back out, I happened to notice this great view of the upper tier and took a few pictures.