On the first day of my vacation at Lake Tahoe I hiked the Rubicon Trail along the South side of Emerald Bay. After 2 hours on the trail I rediscovered a place I hadn't seen in almost 40 years; Eagle Falls. The trail took me to a fenced area at the base of the falls, where I rested and had a snack before heading back. I made a mental note to come back the next day and explore the upper portion of the falls, which I had never done.
Getting to the upper falls was much easier than getting to the base. Instead of having to hike in, I drove around on HWY 89 to Eagle Creek, where I parked and made the 5 minute walk to the falls. I got there just after sunrise and had the place all to myself, except for a young couple who had just become engaged minutes before I arrived. We took opportunity and photographed each other with each other's cameras. Climbing around on the rugged rocks with my camera gear and tripod proved to be quite an adventure.
What follows are but a few of the photos I took that day. You can go to my MySpace page for more photos in the blogs there.
Me at the upper falls. If this was the early spring snow melt, I'd be in the middle of a raging torrent of white water
The approach to the upper falls
Getting to this spot and setting up the tripod was quite an ordeal. The ledge was narrow and the drop off straight down. But climbing back out proved to be even tougher. But it was worth the effort.
I enjoyed a few hours of solitude at this beautiful location then left before it started to get crowded with tourists, which it does each afternoon. I made another mental note to come back before sunrise (see previous blog) and to climb down and explore the area between the upper and lower falls.
4 comments:
Very nice job on the blog Allen. Looks very sharp, and great imagery. Keep up the great work. I'll be a regular visitor.
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hi from rainy istanbul,
first of all thank you for your interest.
i saw your blog also, i like it. toooo much american!!
i do not like to write too much, i prefer to tell stories with my photoes. when i start to write i prefer to choose words like poem.
you can see a few in www.trekearth.com/members/tuzz
Great pictures. What time of day will give you the optimum quality of taking the waterfall pictures?
Is this the same guy who took that crazy picture of the surfer in Santa Cruz? If yes, what were your settings for that picture and were you on a tripod?
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