TO THE WELL

I had plans to go to something local this weekend right after the rain storm. However, at the last minute, my wife said she was going up north for the weekend. She did not exactly invite me, but I thought it would be a good idea to tag along, and go hiking up north for the weekend and check out some possible new waterfalls. There are tons of spots I still want to check out up that way, I just had to pick one. or two. or three. So I invited myself.

First up was this waterfall on Wells Creek. I have never heard of anyone going here before. I have never seen any photos, no one has documented this falls before, and I have never even heard anyone mention it. Even my in-laws who have lived here all their lives, and even camped in this particular area, had not ever heard of it. I wonder why that would be. That usually means it is impossible.

Well the road was sure impossible. Ok, not impossible, just ridiculous. Ridiculously slow, that is. It is a 14 mile drive on a dirt road, and it is SLOW. It is not bone-jarring awful compared to the Bowman Lake Road, but it is awful because there are so many potholes and ruts, and that means you have to drive slow, and for 14 miles of driving like that, I am a nut case by the end of it. On the plus side, there were a lot of bunny rabbits jumping out in front of my car as I drove up the road. Then a little later, there were a bunch of deer doing the same thing. Followed by a number of squirrels running across in front of me. I was waiting to come to the bear section, but I guess I never got that far. I sure drove far enough for it, you would think. The last mile or so, it did get a bit too muddy, and I decided to walk that last part. I suppose I could have driven it, but like I said I was a nut case by then, and I just had to get out and do some walking.

Finally, I got to the creek at the top of the waterfall. Wells Creek is a pretty small drainage, so I knew it would not be roaring, but after an inch of rain the night before, I figured it would be decent (ie. not dry). It probably was dry two days before this. Getting down to the bottom? Not impossible. Actually, it was fairly easy, all things considered. It is a steep descent to the bottom, but not difficult and then there is a little crook between the rocks that leads to the base of the falls. It is a gorgeous 116 ft. waterfall out in the middle of nowhere. And now you know it exists.

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2 Responses to “TO THE WELL”

  1. Robin S. Kent Says:

    Excellent! Thank you for the post.

  2. Leon Says:

    Thanks Robin!

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