Occupy Waterfall
Now that is what I am talking about.
Well it was not Plan A. And it was not Plan B. But Plan C worked out pretty fine. I wanted to head on over to the Eastern Sierra on Saturday. The big waterfall at June Lake is flowing right now, and I had hoped to get up to the base of it. However, due to the most recent snow storm, the road over Monitor Pass is now closed. With luck, it will re-open this week and I can try again next weekend, but there is a good chance it will now be closed for the rest of the winter. Plan B was to head over to the Yosemite area, where I know of certain waterfalls that also are flowing well right now. But the weather forecast was calling for a sunny day on Saturday, and I did not want to drive all the way out there, and not be able to get good photos of them. I really need a cloudy day for that trip. As it turned out, it was a cloudy day on Saturday! What the hey? I could have done Plan B after all. Darn weather forecasters.
Plan C was to do an easy hike back up to Alder Creek Falls near Kyburz, hoping to get down to the bottom of it. It was a very cold morning, and there was some snow on the ground, though not too much. I got to the top of the waterfall easily enough. But it is very steep on the one side of the creek, and not possible to get down to the base of the falls. I was able to cross the creek, however, at the top of the waterfall, and work my way down on the other side. If the creek was flowing any higher, I would not have been able to do this. It was a bit sketchy in a couple places as it was. Nonetheless, I made it down, and I was happy to do so. This would be a fantastic place to be in the spring, but crossing the creek at the top of the falls will not be a possibility in any way, shape, or form. Hmmm, what to do, what to do.