Leon Turnbull Photography

I was not planning to go to this waterfall. After Donner Lake sunrise, I had plans to go find a different waterfall, a new one. But Bowman Lake Rd. was closed due to snow. That was a bummer. I had to turn around. But this waterfall on the same road was accessible with a bit of work. I figured I would go see it, so it wasn’t a total loss for the day. The PG+E Discovery Centre was closed, but I could park along the road and walk into it. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground. I probably should have had my snow shoes, but I trudged through the snow, and eventually made it to the big huge, 10 ft. high waterfall on Bear River.

It is certainly not a spectacular waterfall by any means. And it is pretty darn small. It is also difficult to photograph because of a lot of debris around the base of the falls. In order to get this photo, I had to stand in the middle of the creek (or actually, I guess it is a river!). I was able to make it out in the middle without getting my feet too horribly wet, but it was definitely a bit tricky to do so, and I had to be pretty careful not to slip in the drink. But it was the only decent place to photograph the falls. I’m still not overly happy with the photo, more snow and ice would’ve been nice for one thing. But oh well, it’s something I guess.