Palouse Falls into The Snake by bwitzel
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For many years the falls were called "Aputapat." Later, the name was changed to commemorate the Palouse Indian culture. According to a story of the Palouse tribe, the Palouse River once flowed smoothly into the Snake. But four giant brothers, in pursuit of a mythic creature called "Big Beaver," speared the great creature five times. Each time Big Beaver was wounded, he gouged the canyon walls, causing the river to bend and change. The fifth time he was speared, he fought the brothers valiantly and tore out a huge canyon. The river tumbled over a cliff at this point to become Palouse Falls. The jagged canyon walls show the deep marks of Big Beaver's claws.
-Washington State Parks web site
Comments (24)
Lary
WOW! Amazin place and excell shot! I like it!
creanum
Marvelous in b/w
hasexx
excellent b%w shot and this view :-) super !!! vote !!!
WandM
This is so beautiful. A perfect shot. Vote.
jimry
awesome shot
M_Moraitis
Wonderful story of the past along with a beautiful picture. Excellent!
mlewis
Great POV. I lke the lighting a lot as well. Top picture
environaut
That place looks so beautiful! Excellent shot, love the b/w.
jcv2
Wow, what a breathtaking panoramic scenery! Very impressive! vote
cynlee
an outstanding shot! exquisite beauty & thanks for the story behind it! :]
Lalani
Wow, gorgeous shot! =)
Mikan
This is an excellent B/W shot!!! Extraordinary contrast! Bravo! Exc+!
raven_nightmares
these places are amazing...thank you for sharing them in this beautiful way
schadtc
Congrats to this outstanding landscape image! You have an good eye for such kind of compositions.
logiloglu
fantastic landscape. excellent b/w image. v !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
unstrung65
.....great sweeping shot !
Raven_427
v .. no need to say any more :)
funkandjazz
Magnificent Mr. Witzel! Highly impressive view and technique. :)
jo3d
Excellente photo. Superbe cette cascade ! Le panorama est tr rssi ! Bravo !
OldFaithful
Great photography and wonderful story, Brandon:)
Akinom
Impressive shot!
magann
I like it very much :o)
Michelle A.
Such an excellent image.... do so love your BW work.
RedundantlyAbundant
Awesome B&W Panorama!!! I still don't have the guts to post one sans colour. Excellent work!