They say La Niña has finally arrived. Is it too little too late? We have had zero rain in January so far (excluding the first weekend) and it is not looking good in the immediate future. Bloody stupid polar vortex. Perhaps La Niña will have a positive effect in February or March. We shall see.
I was quite disappointed in this waterfall. I really thought there would be a lot more flow. I know it is a small creek but we had a lot of rain in late December and I thought for sure it would still be decent.
It was 3:30 PM when we arrived at the trail head. Journey was excited. It was a really good hike for her and she had fun. Down at the river I saw that some people were camping there. We saw no people, just the tents. I did not think about it at the time but later I thought it was odd that there were no people. It was late afternoon and near dusk, it should be active with people getting dinner and ready for bed. Now I am thinking that maybe the tents and campsite were just abandoned. Hmmm…
Anyway, I thought this was going to be an easy hike for Journey and my prior notes did not indicate otherwise. However, when we got down to the river I realized it was going to be a lot more difficult than I thought. It was not just an easy stroll along the river. There was a lot of rock scrambling, with slippery rocks and steep drop offs. There were a couple places I had to lift her up the rocks. I wondered if she was even going to be able to make it to the waterfall but she did incredibly awesome. I was very proud of her. We made it to the falls and she waited patiently while I took photos.
It took a lot longer to hike here than I expected and it was already close to sunset. No time to see the middle or upper falls and it was dark by the time we got back to the car. We had a fun and enjoyable hike at South Yuba River State Park.
