A day off work. Some much needed stress relief. My plan was to go for an overnight trip to Sonora Pass and see a couple new waterfalls. I left home at about noon and arrived in late afternoon.
The first waterfall was an easy one and about a one mile hike along a rough dirt road. There were a lot of trucks driving up the road. It was almost like a freeway. Not for me. I just parked at the highway and walked up the road. Much more pleasant this way. Once at the creek, I scrambled up the creek to the waterfall, crossing back-and-forth a few times. Easy as pie. Apple pie.
Upper Leavitt Falls is a very lovely 71 foot high tiered waterfall. There was a storm coming in and so with clouds overhead, I was able to take photographs of the waterfall early. In fact, I was now about 1 1/2 hours early for my second hike. This was a good thing. It meant I would not be hiking in the dark. Unless I had any delays. Such as …. (Part 2 coming) …
