WATERFALLS-2
(Last updated 7/8/03)

Mt. Hood: on the west side of the mountain, the 65-ft high fan of Ramona Falls (left) cools hikers passing by on the Pacific Crest Trail; on the south side, the 100-ft high horsetail of Sahalie (Chinook for "high") Falls, on the East Fork Hood River; on the east side, the 150-ft high plunge of Tamanawas Falls (right) on Cold Springs Creek, filling its rock-walled amphitheater with mist
Ramona Falls Sahalie Falls Tamanawas Falls

At Silver Falls State Park, about an hour south of Portland in the Willamette Valley: on North Silver Creek at the upper end of North Canyon, the 65-ft high block of Upper North Falls (left); the trail into the bottom of the canyon passes behind the plunge of 136-ft high North Falls (center); the lower veil of 106-ft Middle North Falls (right) - a side trail allows you to walk behind this falls too
Upper North Falls North Falls Middle North Falls

At the upper end of the side canyon formed by Winter Creek, the 134-ft plunge plus horsetail of Winter Falls (left); on South Silver Creek at the upper end of South Canyon, the 177-ft plunge of South Falls (center, right) - the trail to the bottom of the canyon passes behind this falls as well
Winter Falls South Falls South Falls

On the Deschutes River, which flows north along the east side of the Cascades for over 200 miles (see High Desert): 75-ft Sherars Falls, north of the town of Maupin, really more of a chute type rapids (left) - note the fish ladder to the right of the falls. On a tributary of the Deschutes north of Maupin - the double tier of 80-ft White River Falls as seen in May (center), and again in August (right)
Sherars Falls White River Falls White River Falls

About 12 miles west of Bend, OR, the 97-ft plunge of Tumalo Falls (left), on a creek of the same name; a smaller waterfall further up the creek (right)
Tumalo Falls Tumalo Creek cascade

On the upper McKenzie River, which flows south from Clear Lake (located just south of the Santiam Pass) before it turns west: the 140-ft segmented Sahalie Falls (left) and, just downstream, the block form of the 100-ft high Koosah Falls (right)
Sahalie Falls Koosah Falls

In the Wind River area above Carson, WA: the fanned middle tier (left) and the plunge of the lower tier (center) of the spectacular 250-ft triple Falls Creek Falls; and west of Portland in the northern Coast Range: the 60-ft cascade of Fishhawk Falls (right), just north of Jewell, OR
Upper Falls Creek Falls Lower Falls Creek Falls Fishhawk Falls

St. Helens: on the northwest side of the mountain, Sheep Canyon Falls (left); on the south side, the falls above June Lake (left center); on the southeast side, a few of the many waterfalls (right center and right) in Lava Canyon
Sheep Canyon Falls June Lake Falls Lava Canyon Falls Lava Canyon Falls

Mt. Ranier: on the southwest side, the 60-ft upper tier of Carter Falls (left), on the upper Paradise River; below the highway bridge over lower Van Trump Creek (VTC), the 60-ft lower tier of Christine Falls (left center), which takes on a different look in winter (right center); the upper tier of the Falls is also visible in winter (right)
Carter Falls Christine Falls Christine Falls - winter Upper Christine Falls - winter

Also on the southwest side of Ranier: on Comet Creek, a tributary on the upper VTC, the incredible 320-ft plunge of Comet Falls (left); on the lower Paradise River, the 168-ft fan of Narada Falls (left center), which often makes its own rainbow (right center). On the south side of Ranier: the segmented 80-ft Myrtle Falls (right) on Edith Creek, as viewed from the Alta Vista Trail above Paradise
Comet Falls Narada Falls Narada Falls - rainbow Myrtle Falls

On the southeast side of Ranier: on a tributary of the Ohanapecosh River, the 100-ft double-tiered fan of Fall Creek Falls (left). On the northwest side of Ranier: the 100-ft cascade of Chenuis Falls (center), on a tributary of the Carbon River; and the 60-ft double tier of Ipsut Falls (right), on another tributary of the Carbon
Fall Creek Falls Chenuis Falls Ipsut Falls

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