Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

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  • Rich Jones
    What boat to build next?
    • Apr 2009
    • 19656

    Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

    Inspired by Katherine's "This winter SUCKS" thread, I decided to just give in to winter and enjoy the beauty. The dear wife and I took a hike to our local swimming hole today to see how things are doing. It's a small river about five miles from the house on public land. It's used by the locals in the summer. It's a series of three tumbling waterfalls with swimming holes beneath. I've pictures of the lower two, but the upper one was too dangerous to get to due to ice, snow and the need to do some rock climbing. The upper one has the best swimming area, though. The middle falls is about 15' in height. What appears as tumbling water is actually frozen solid. Water is still rushing beneath the ice, though. The lower falls is only about 10' tall, but still a great spot to swim. Second shot is the river exiting the area. This is what you call "lethal beauty". One slip and you're dead!

    So, get your cameras out, record the winter beauty in your area and share it here.
    I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
    Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.
  • Paul Pless
    pinko commie tree hugger
    • Oct 2003
    • 124833

    #2
    Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

    Nice post Rich!
    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.

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    • David G
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2003
      • 89764

      #3
      Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

      Here's a local one:

      David G
      Harbor Woodworks
      https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/

      "It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)

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      • bogdog
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2012
        • 5045

        #4
        Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

        The mainland sea caves north of Bayfield Wisconsin are open right now. The ones out on the islands are nice too. http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/fil...%20apostle.jpg

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        • Rich Jones
          What boat to build next?
          • Apr 2009
          • 19656

          #5
          Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

          Originally posted by David G
          Here's a local one:

          Oh, great! Now I've got frozen waterfall envy!!
          I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
          Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.

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          • Phil Y
            Banned
            • Apr 2010
            • 21066

            #6
            Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

            Nice bridge too

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            • David G
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2003
              • 89764

              #7
              Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

              Originally posted by Rich Jones
              Oh, great! Now I've got frozen waterfall envy!!
              Well... the Columbia River Gorge is spectacular in a lot of ways. Big waterfalls that freeze in the winter is just one example. But any size or configuration... they're all interesting, and often quite lovely.

              ETA - and of course, Rich can walk out his back door and hike to those falls he shot. I'd have to drive an hour to get to Multnomah Falls!

              Here's another - Horsetail Falls:

              Last edited by David G; 01-23-2014, 03:56 PM.
              David G
              Harbor Woodworks
              https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/

              "It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)

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              • David G
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2003
                • 89764

                #8
                Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                Originally posted by Phil Y
                Nice bridge too
                The Benson Bridge. It's a lovely bridge, with a nice view. This is what happens, though, when the ice works the rocks above loose:

                David G
                Harbor Woodworks
                https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/

                "It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)

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                • Willin'
                  Yeah well, Dedood abides!
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 5259

                  #9
                  Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                  Very nice post!

                  A few years back we were up in Quebec city for winter carnival and on a whim drove out of town if for no other reason than to actually drive the car we were paying $20/day to park in the old town.

                  Just outside of the city was a beautifully frosted park with a huge frozen waterfall that we admired briefly until I noticed the black specs that were ice climbers.

                  Them guys was crazy!!!!

                  Plures Naves Quam Mentes!

                  More Boats Than Brains!

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                  • Oysterhouse
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2012
                    • 1207

                    #10
                    Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                    From a Shibari photo shoot I did last weekend.

                    Even a fish wouldn’t get in trouble if it kept it's mouth shut.

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                    • BrianW
                      not your average member
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 28191

                      #11
                      Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                      In a land far, far, away...

                      “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”― Mark Twain,

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                      • SMARTINSEN
                        Transplanted Yankee
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 10165

                        #12
                        Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                        Steve Martinsen

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                        • jack grebe
                          Misunderstood
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 13530

                          #13
                          Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                          gawd.........just looking at pictures makes the arthritis in my back hurt...........



                          looks pretty though
                          Originally posted by George Jung
                          Don't under-estimate Jack. He's purty damned talented

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                          • Chip-skiff
                            Wolves Without Borders
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 22781

                            #14
                            Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                            We used to climb this one: the Great White Icicle near Salt Lake City. 5-6 pitches roped, but after we did it a few times we soloed it without placing anchors, which can be safer on this sort of thing.

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                            • SMARTINSEN
                              Transplanted Yankee
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 10165

                              #15
                              Re: Frozen waterfalls. Let's embrace the beauty of winter.

                              Steve Martinsen

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