Leon Turnbull Photography

This is Lower West Fork Deep Creek Falls, 55 ft. high.

On my way down from the upper falls I came to the brink of a cliff. A big one. I was at the top of a waterfall which should not be here. The topo map does not indicate that there should be any steep drop here. Indeed according to the map the terrain should be pretty mellow. It was a huge surprise to find this waterfall here. I like surprises but how on earth am I going to get down? I crossed the creek at the top of the falls and traversed along the ridge away from the falls. There was actually a path. Was it human or bear? It led away from the cliff to a spot where I could get down easily enough but then it continued away from the waterfall. I had to get back to the waterfall to photograph it so I left the path and headed straight down to the bottom of the falls. This one reminded me a lot of Russian Gulch Falls on the California coast, complete with the log across the middle of it. It is another beauty.