Palouse Falls by nongo
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Description
This park is physically contiguous with Lyons State Park. Hiking, site seeing, picnic, get out on those country roads. Glacial floods formed a series of waterfalls along the Palouse River before it entered the Snake River. Palouse Falls, with a height of 198 feet, is the only one that remains today and is most spectacular in the spring and early summer. At the heart of a rock-rimmed amphitheater, the Palouse River takes a precipitous, plunge into a deep green pool, creating one of the most spectacular natural sights in the state. When the sun strikes spray at the base of the falls, a rainbow can often be seen. The falls itself is breathtaking, but its beauty is enhanced by the surrounding rock formations. Just above the lip of the falls, a serrated rib of basalt spires mimics the turrets of the medieval castle, with defenses manned by stalwart seagulls. From the falls the river continues down the narrow gorge that it has carved over time, enroute to the Snake River which is 6 miles hence. The walls of the river channel are sheer columnar basalt, layered in 100-foot-thick lava flows, separated by narrow shelves clad in dried grass and brush. Several of these shelves show faint trails. A steep trail that once led from the park down a narrow rock cleft to the base of the falls has been closed because of danger from rockfall and rattlesnakes.
Comments (29)
Apophis906
Wow thats such a pretty place,what lovely falls.
eyeland
You picked a very dramatic vantage point - looks like a spectacular natural formation unspoiled by civilization. Hope your weekend is going well too...
Coppens
Splendid capture, great point of view!
vlaaitje
wow....what an impressive shot......
oscilis
An astonishing shot!
jcv2
Leaves me almost speechless... Whew, breathtaking vista seen from this vantage point, incredible to think of how this landscape will have been formed with hot lava, and now 'only' this remainder with the falls of water dropping down here! Excellent work, Akemi, very impressive!
jared99
Fantastic shot! And what a beautiful place. I'm getting dizzy just looking at it from this height.
koby
Another magnificent photo! What a place! Thank you for sharing this.
jazzmyn
Thanks for showing us this magnificent waterfall!!! also the info was quite facinating too!!!! Excellent photo!!!!!!
kansas
Thank you, thank you! Beautiful photo.
Onslow
Amazing scenery and a wonderful capture too. Thank you for the information it is very interesting to read about such places.
Punaguy
Wow, kudos for you climbing up here and getting this fab shot Akemi! What a magnificent shot from this POV...Thanks for the info you sent me, I hope to check this out one day, when I retire...sigh Happy Mothers day to you! Aloha!
keeneye
WOW, I wonder how high up are you??? to be looking down on this magnificent vista?!!! Brilliant capture!!!!!! It's on my list of places to go!!!! In awe....................
Nath06
Beautiful capture and point of view!!! Bravo :)
Fred255
WOW words fail me super image fantastic POV, Well Done!!!!
sharky_
A very impressive view. Don't get any closer to that ledge..... Excellent shot. Aloha
Richardphotos
breath taking beauty and outstanding capture. I have never seen this before.thanks for sharing this
maggiemai
Yikes!!! I can't look! It is scary way up here!! How did you do this Akemi??? Weren't you afraid? I'm so glad you didn't get any closer to the edge...gulp! Incredible capture of this scene and the beautiful waterfall but ... breathtaking is putting it mildly!! WOW VOTE
Margana
LOL I'm afraid of heights.I don't think I could ever get this close.Wonderful capture,Akemi!Love the waterfall and the depth of this.NOT an easy shot!Thanks for all the info,too.Fascinating stuff!Have a wonderful week and happy to see you in the forum.-M :^)
jinet
Impressive place !
Cosme..D..Churruca
Extraordinary !
TwoPynts
Great trivia, but an even more impressive photo. I'd love to have the chance to shoot there!
Cosine
Wonderful shot, Akemi. I've always thought the desert was beautiful, even if it's not green. :-)
romanceworks
Rockfalls and rattlesnakes ... a small price to pay for such an exquisite shot. :o) CC
WandM
Left and up to the waterfall I noticed a dog figure with crossed front legs. Sorry ;) But the view is fantastic as not to say fabulous. Loved the for last posting too.
Chaos911
wow, looks fantastic, excellently done!!!! :=)
kimariehere
oh i missed this one sorry to be late on such a beautiful work!!! AWESOME !!! very impressed with this shot!!! V!
morin3000
Excellent photo The light is just fantastic But the whole setting is Superb ((V))
PhotoSmith
The starkness of the lava is amazing to see - relatively new land. This helps me to envision the places I visit in the Coast Range and Cascades as they must have been thousands of years ago. The same basalt rock, but now forested and covered with moss. What stark beauty then, with more glory to come. Excellent photo and presentation.