Little Roaring Creek Falls
This past weekend was my wife’s and my birthday weekend. Our birthdays are one day apart in January (kinda cool, eh). Well, we were up north visiting the in-laws for the weekend, and since it was scheduled to rain, I thought it would be fun if my wife and I went on a waterfall hike together without the kids. How romantic is that? Okay okay, I know it is not romantic. I should have arranged some nice dinner out or some weekend get away for just the two of us. But hey, I really wanted to go waterfall hunting this weekend. And really, my wife rarely gets to go hiking with me, so I thought this would be a good chance for the two of us to go out together and have some fun. Did I convince any of you that this was a good idea? Or all you are sure now that I am just totally un-romantic? In my defense, my wife said afterwards that she had a fun time hiking with me.
Anyway, onto the waterfall. Little Roaring Creek Falls was the first one we went to. This is one of my favourite waterfalls in all of northern California. And it is one of the tallest waterfalls in the north state (97 ft. high). And it is drop dead gorgeous too. And not too many people know how to get to it. Heck, even I don’t know how to get to it properly, and I have been here three times now. The first time, I went the very long and strenuous way, which involved a difficult bushwhack up the creek through all sorts of brush and poison oak. Last year, I found an easier way, but took a wrong turn and still ended up having to do some serious bushwhacking to get up to it. This year, I was sure I knew how to get to it properly. But we still ended up doing some unnecessary bush whacking. Maybe next year I’ll get it right. Who knows.
It is a very beautiful waterfall and very refreshing standing right up next to it. It is a bit difficult to photograph especially if there is a lot of spray. But when it is really roaring, it is a spectacle to behold. I do hope we get a lot more rain this year. We sure need it, and I’d love to come back here again when it is over flowing.
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