Leon Turnbull Photography

I am still working on processing this week’s photos, so here’s another one from last week. This is Middle Kenebec Creek Falls, 34 ft. high.

This is the easiest of the three waterfalls on Kenebec Creek to reach, but is difficult to photograph. A high perspective is needed in order to view the upper portion of the falls, but that is not easy to achieve. The rocks are pretty slippery here, and I was challenged to get in this spot to take the shot.

I sure was surprised to find this waterfall, though. When I came here last year, the creek was at a medium flow. There is a sign at the bridge over the creek saying “falls” just upstream. Well, I went upstream at that time, and I only found what seemed to me to be a small 5 or 10 ft. high waterfall. This is the “falls”, I thought? It was definitely “not worthy”. Yawn. No pictures taken. Well, this time around, the creek was at a high flow. And lo and behold, there was actually a waterfall here this time! With the much higher flow, the creek takes on a new dimension, and the 5 or 10 ft. waterfall becomes an exciting 34 ft. high cascade. It is most certainly a waterfall worth visiting, but obviously, only worth visiting when the creek flow is very high.