CODFISHES
I went back to Codfish Falls this weekend hoping to find some new waterfalls and hoping the creeks would still be flowing well after the rains of a couple weeks ago. Nada to both.
I did shoot one new-ish waterfall, that being Jefferson Canyon Falls which is right beside the road. But it was not flowing very well and I was quite bummed about that, so I probably won’t share that photo, but I do have it on my website here.
I was happy to see that the State Parks removed the stupid pay kiosk here. It was so stupid to have to pay $10 to go on a one mile hike, especially considering how bloody awful the road is down here. If I’m going to pay that much for parking they sure as heck better fix the stupid road (did I mentione it was stupid). Maybe someone at the State Parks finally wised up. Or maybe they just took the kiosk out for the winter. I sure hope it is the first thing and not the second thing. I also hope they removed the kiosks at the other places where there should not be any (like Knickerbocker, and the Confluence).
It is an easy hike out to Codfish Falls and I arrived early, before the sun got to it. The creek was flowing ok but not as strong as I expected. More rain please!
I didn’t really have any desire to return to Codfish Falls, but I wanted to explore further upstream, thinking there might be another waterfall up there somewhere. So after shooting Codfish Falls, I went up to the top. There is a trail up there, and surprisingly it continues all the way up the canyon. The bad thing, however, is that it is completely overgrown with poison oak. The oak was unavoidable. I made sure to scrub down when I got home, but I am sure hoping I do not get the dreaded rash. I went all the way to Little Codfish Creek, and beyond that until I got to the place where I thought there might be a waterfall. No waterfall was found, except for a five footer. I thought about continuing further, but I also kinda wanted to see if I could get up Little Codfish Creek because I think there might be a waterfall on that creek as well. Unfortunately, there is no trail up that canyon, and it just had far too much poison oak to make an attempt, so I turned and went back down, but I really need to figure out a way to get up there. Someday.