Leon Turnbull Photography

Here’s another from my outing to Kenebec Creek in Nevada City. This is Upper Kenebec Creek Falls.

If very few people know about the lower falls on Kenebec Creek (or the middle falls on Kenebec Creek), then far fewer will know about this upper falls on Kenebec Creek, and it is the biggest of the three of them (though I think the lower falls is the prettiest). This one is definitely off the beaten path, and not on the main trail down to the river. It also requires a bit of a scramble to get down to it. It is not particularly difficult but with my bad back it was not good for me to go down there. In fact, I think I was trying to protect my back so much on this hike, that I may have put undue pressure on my ribs, and stretched or pulled my rib cartilage a bit. That’s sure what it felt like a couple days later when I had plenty of troubles breathing and even sitting down. Man, is my body ever messed up right now!

Anyway …I scrambled down to the bottom of this waterfall just as the rain stopped (perfect timing, again), and set up shop in the middle of the creek to take the photo (I did not need to get wet, though). The creek was flowing beautifully well, and the waterfall is a very nice fan-type falls, and difficult to photograph even with a wide angle lens. I measured it to be 93 ft. high. The lower section shown here is 57 ft., there is also an upper section which you can’t see from this photo. It is definitely one of those “in your face” type photos, which is exactly what it felt like down there at the bottom of the cascade. A beautiful place indeed.