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I so love the Sol Duc forest in the Olympics and I suppose I am posting this particular photograph, because I miss my visitations here. Winter storm damage has closed the road to this special place. It is a real bummer, for this is a great time of the year to be exploring!
Sol Duc Falls is located in the Olympic National Park in Washington State, USA. Some of the plants you can see in this photo include bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, red huckleberry(Vaccinium parvifolium), and western sword fern (Polystichum munitum).
I found this photo from 5 years ago when I was cleaning up my archives.
I bought a neutral density filter for our trip out west to Seattle and Olympic National Park, determined to get a photo like this. The day before I took this one, I practiced at Ruby Beach with less than stellar results. Next day we headed to Sol Duc Falls, as I tried to figure out what was wrong with my settings. We saw a little waterfall along the way, and I decided to give a little handheld practice with my circular polarizer attached to the lens - those photos were miserable, and to add insult to injury, my polarizer somehow popped off the lens and in to the water below. Not a good omen. Needless to say I was a bit nervous, least my new neutral density filter suffer a similar fate, and stayed well back from the edge for this image. My husband showed great patience as we set up the tripod, and I fiddled around with the settings and took a ton of photos before finally settling on this one - his response? So was that what you were going for?? LOL Yes, yes it was, thanks hon.
I do not claim to know much about Irish leprechauns, but if they were to frequent magical forests as myths say they do, then perhaps they might favor the place above......the Sol Duc forest in the Olympics.
Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends :)
The next time I visit this place I will look for signs!
5 miles (8 km) up the Sol Duc road, stop by this viewing platform to witness the iconic leap of determined fish up a waterfall on their way to spawn. The view of the cascades is lovely year-round, but if you hope to see fish, look for Coho salmon in September and October
Olympic National Park:
5 miles (8 km) up the Sol Duc road, stop by this viewing platform to witness the iconic leap of determined fish up a waterfall on their way to spawn. The view of the cascades is lovely year-round, but if you hope to see fish, look for Coho salmon in September and October
Sunlight bled through the rainforest surrounding the Sol Duc Falls and gave it a nice shine on our way back from the waterfall shoot. As a word of advice for Olympic-bound travelers, if you don't want to fight the crowds at the Hoh Rainforest, which is a wonderful place, the rainforest around Sol Duc and Lake Crescent is nothing to sneeze at.
I find that the best things in life are the simplest ones.
A person may take a long trip to view incredible sights, such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite or even the Florida Everglades. In between all of these amazing places are other callings for people. Make no mistake, every place has its incredible moments and fine attributes. All places are what a person wants them to be, or hopes that they will be.
With that being said, I continue to marvel at my own back yard on the nearby Olympic Peninsula. Because of the time of day that I head into the forest, the mountains or the ocean, there are virtually no other people ever around.
The solitude is always something that I seek out.
I could spend the final years of my life here at home and find total contentment. I really could...... :)
We had hoped to find autumn color at the Olympic Peninsula, and we were not disappointed. These vine maple leaves were growing along the Sol Duc River near Salmon Cascade.
Thanks for your visit, comments, awards, faves and invitations -- I appreciate them all. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
I love this area of the Sol Duc forest in the Olympic National Park. I thought I would showcase a part (my favorite!) of it in square format. Truth is, our long drought here in the Pacific Northwest has dried up many small creeks. I feel quite certain that the area above is nearly dry. Moss needs moisture to thrive. It makes me sad.
Rain, come back to us......
As I was wandering through the Olympics..I came across this rest cabin enroute to Sol Duc Springs..I really liked this place...the sun seeps through well into the day coz these rain forests are so dense...tried the exposure blending on this one..
This is a really interesting waterfall in Olympic National Park, but it's not a great one to shoot. The trail and terrain pretty much only give you one decent angle at it, which is why my shot looks EXACTLY like every other shot I've ever seen of this place. Main challenge with this version was the Photoshop work required to clone out all the people that were on the trail on the right side. Still, it's a really beautiful fall and a very easy hike into it.
Went to one of my favorite places in the world last weekend "Olympic National Park" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_National_Park which happens to be 3 hours from home, lucky me. I don't know many other parks that have a temperate rain forest, a beautiful rugged coast line and majestic mountains peaks all in one spot. I could go on and on about my love for this park. You could spend a month here exploring the back country since hardly any of it is accessible by car.
This shot is dedicated to my friend Justin Reznick. This is one of his favorite creeks and his shots inspired me to check it out.
My photo excursion weekend started out alone. Just my can of bear spray and i at one with nature in the deep, dark woods. My first stop was at Sol Duc Falls. As i was returning on the trail back from the falls i unexpectedly run into one of my favorite Flickr friends from Portland Greg O What a surprise since he lives a good 5 hours away from this location.. Explored a few other areas and showed him the coast since he has never been to the n wa coast before. Greg has more of the day recap here if interested. And if you ever get the chance to shoot with Greg you should, he's talented and tons of fun.
Alone again the following day, i decided to go back into the woods to the Hoh Rain Forest en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoh_Rainforest I wish I could have captured some of these mossy trees like i saw them. The light was not good but enjoyed my hours there. Met and hiked with "future" Flickrite photog visiting from Aspen, Colorado. Went to another waterfall and the famous Ruby Beach, those shots are to come sometime in 2010 :) All in all, a nature filled weekend with some talented photogs.
This is a very typical pacific nw scene with all the moss. Nothing original here but very common this time of year.
Look forward to catching up and saying hi to you all soon. If i haven't visited your stream yet i will after the long weekend :) Thanks again for stopping by. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and Memorial Day :)
Here's a shot of the oft-photographed Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park from a not-oft-photographed perspective.
Here's a view from this weekend of the Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park. Still a bit of fall color to be found!
Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park, Washington
The Sol Duc River flows over this waterfall in the northwest portion of the Olympic Peninsula. We're standing on a foot bridge across the river, carefully cropping our view to avoid the log that appears to have been stuck for years in the narrow defile just below the waterfall.
The name Sol Duc (formerly spelled Soleduck) comes from the Quileute phrase meaning "sparkling waters".
Explored July 28, 2016
A lush mossy covered cascade of rocks and water. The Sol Duc River Trail is a beautiful place to enjoy. Please no awards or invites.
Sol Duc Falls
One of the things (among many) that I love about these falls is the canyon. The sheer wall of rock, the evergreen foliage growing in every nook and cranny it can, and the blue-green water at the bottom. It is so magical and fabulous.
It's Milky Way season here in the Southwest. But pretty soon, we will be chasing waterfalls as the snow melts and gentle rays return to the Pacific Northwest. In photography, timing is one of the key factors to a great image. There is a lot of planning that goes into it and getting to the right places at the best times is something we always strive for on our workshops.
See you in the wild!
The view looking directly at the falls was a bit boring, so I struggled to the stream just above the falls to get a view of the slower moving water and the bridge. The gentle drizzle became a harder rain, and the bridge quickly emptied as hikers sought cover in the denser forest, leaving me this more isolated scene.
Photo made in an amazing little creek at Sol Duc Forest at Olympic National Park, Washington State. I put on my water shoes and socks and walked around on the stones and the little falls all around it. Very beautiful spot.
Foto feita num pequeno riacho no Sol Duc Falls no Olympic National Park, estado de Washington. Nos Estados Unidos.