West Fork Carson
After work on Friday evening, I headed up towards Tahoe. I was not sure where I wanted to go. One option would be Wrights Lake, but it all depended on the weather. There were thunderclouds up in the mountains. Cloud cover would have been good for Wrights Lake, but if there was any lightning it would be very bad to hike up in the mountains. I opted instead to continue on to Meyers. I wanted to get back to the waterfalls on the Upper Truckee River, as well as drive out to Woodsfords, to a waterfall on the West Fork Carson River. If I had time.
It was sunny when I got to Meyers, but it seemed like there was a lot of cloud cover over in the Woodsfords area, so I decided to go there first, hoping there would be sufficient cloud cover to shoot that waterfall, then go back to Meyers for the others, all before dark.
Well it was partially sunny when I reached the waterfall on the West Fork Carson River. It is not a spectacular waterfall, especially when the river flow is lower, but it is a nice one, which I measured to be 28 ft. high. The clouds co-operated with me as well, allowing me to get a photo and not have to wait until sunset. I made my way down to river level, took my photos, and then drove back to Meyers. Mission accomplished.
More info on West Fork Carson River Falls:
http://waterfallswest.com/waterfall.php?id=1679