Upper Glen Alpine Falls
We just returned from a family camping trip to the Eastern Sierra region of California. I found 15 new waterfalls, and have many new photos to process from that trip. This is not one of them.
About one mile above Lower Glen Alpine Falls at Lake Tahoe you will come across this little gem. Upper Glen Alpine Falls is only 32 ft. high, but it is a little spitfire when it is flowing well in the spring. It is a very easy half-mile hike from the Desolation Wilderness trailhead, and is located right beside an old, abandoned cabin. Fortunately no one lives there anymore, and it is fine to cut in front of the cabin in order to get right down to the falls. It is a neat little waterfall that should not be missed. I would have liked to get right in the water to shoot this one, but four things prevented me: (a) the water was quite deep, (2) I was wearing jeans, (3) the water was flowing quite fast, and (4) the water was freezing cold. Oh yeah, just say it. I’m a wimp. Anyway, instead of doing that, I clambered down the bank as far as I humanly could and still be able to set up my tripod for a photo.
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