Exploring Whiskeytown: Whiskeytown Falls Trail

On March 23rd I ventured out to the Whiskeytown Falls Trail area, also known as the James K. Carr trail. Over the years this has at times been one of my favorite trails at Whiskeytown. I think it is a combination of a big waterfall at the end, and a decent workout to get there. I had the trail mostly to myself on the way in, there was just one person still on the trail and they were headed out, we passed each other around the 1.5 mile mark. When I reached the waterfall I had plenty of time to enjoy the site, eat my lunch and climb up to the trail closed sign, before some other hikers caught up with me.

I’ve always found this to be one of the hardest waterfalls at Whiskeytown to photograph, it is a huge waterfall, but there is really no way to show it. There are three tiers to this waterfall with a small pool in between them. The photograph here shows only the lowest tier.

 

The Panorama Sphere for today is taken from a bridge that is roughly 500 feet before the waterfall. This Photosphere was also taken with my new Nexus 6P phone, I think it is a far better camera and has a better end result.

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