Leon Turnbull Photography

Last weekend, we had plans to go visit my brother-in-law and family in Grass Valley, as it was the 1 year birthday of my nephew.

I thought I would have time to go up early for a hike beforehand. I chose Rush Creek because I had not been there in many years, and it would be easy enough to get to in the time that I had.

There are three small cascades along Rush Creek. The upper cascade is 15 ft. high, shown here, and is the only one that can be seen from the trail. I was hoping to get to the bigger cascades downstream from the creek. Stay tuned for my next post to see if I succeeded or not.

This upper cascade is somewhat pretty, but partially obscured from the viewing platform. I wanted to get a little closer to it, so I hopped over the platform railing, and ventured out on a big, slippery rock in front of the falls. There was poison oak barring my way. I tried to get through it without touching it, but to get right down to creek level, I would have had to work my way through an entire forest of poison oak. No thanks. Not for a 15 footer; maybe for a 115 footer, I would do that. This overlooking rock would suit me just fine.