Green Paradise

I've heard of this waterfall and seen photos of it before but I did get directions for it right here in the California forum from member Mike Ryan when he posted a photo here of Mossbrae Falls. This beautiful flowing water pours about 50 ft over a mossy ledge right into the Sacramento River. This is just one of the smaller falls to the left of the main falls. I just got to see this waterfall and McArthur Burney Falls and I have to say they are two of California's most beautiful waters falls. I think it would have to be difficult to not walk away with a great shot or many for anyone.

If you do find yourself on the trail to the falls watch out for trains because they use the trail often and no you can't jump into the water from the tracks to avoid getting hit by the train. Kind of "Stand by Me" feel to the place.

Any suggestions are much appreciated

Sweeeet!!! Was that technical enough for you.

Dig the shot of the falls and cross flowing river. What a killer combo. And the lush green reminds me of the Oregon. Looks like our El Nino Winter really added to the water flow this year. How long of a hike is it just out of curiosity?

Derek

It's only about 20-25 minutes!

Sweet Steve! Great combo with the river motion and the delicate falls. I really like the two prominent cascades connected by the the subtle diagonal in the grasses. This is simply beautiful!

Lon

Whoa, I just checked the map and that is just outside Dunsmuir which is almost to the Oregon boarder! So no wonder it looks like Oregon. LOL...

But a worthwhile destination none the less. Were you on the way back from a PNW trip. Or was this your primary destination? Just curious. The reason I ask is that if I went all that way I might be tempted to hit Crater Lake or the Southern Oregon coast also since it is so close - relatively speaking of course.

Derek

Thank you guys. Derek, the falls very conveniently located right next to the 5 freeway so if you wanted to make a quick one hour pit stop you could but it might trap you a little longer. I have never visited the north eastern part of California so I just had to do it and find whatever there is out there to shoot. There turned out to be more to photograph then I could fit into my time there. Just because it's green doesn't mean it's Oregon, it's just the real Northern California and there are many peaks in the Southern part of the Cascade Range that lie inside of California that make a person wonder just how much green waterfalls there are.

I think it's better to get to know a place then spending most of the day driving from hot spot to spot while crossing items off of a checklist. I do plan on working my way up into the PNW eventually, I'm just finished not with California yet. I did get a chance to visit the Brookings area last on my only visit to CA's North Coast. That whole area up there is nice and I might head back up there in August.

Beautiful, Steve. I'll second your comment about not being able to walk
away from Mossbrae without getting some good pix. I photographed there
about 7 years ago, and your image posted here encourages me to return.
While there, I also experienced a fair amount of train traffic and fully agree
that if you get in a certain section of the tracks on a somewhat of a blind corner,
you won't be able to out run the train or jump aside. In other words, listen
before advancing. Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, I know what you mean about driving all around in one day. I was thinking of maybe doing an extended weekend sometime - possibly one day here and then another along the coast or at Crater Lake. Of course you have the Redwoods there too. Geesh, that whole region is really incredible. And I'm sure there are other parts to explore right there.

So did you make a kamikazi run for it from TO? Or did you break up the drive a little along the way?

I didn't realize the Southern Cascades extended down into NorCal as well. That's really cool. I'll be headed to Rainier in a little over a month to check out the Northern Cascades. Looking forward to that. Anyway thanks for posting.

Derek

I spent Fathers day up in the Tahoe Reno area and stopped on the way back too.

Very cool and inviting scene, Steve. I wish we had access to more freshwater scenes like this one, only down here in So Cal.

Unique rendition, Steve. I like the inclusion of the river below.

I have been wanting to spend more time up in Shasta and see Burney Falls too.

Pretty place with a well done image from there. Too bad it is such a long drive.

Sorry gang, but I think I'm going to get annoying by posting too much. I usually don't edit right when I get from shooting but I've been doing quite a bit.

Paul, like Richard says it's a dry heat! I just call it hell!

Steve, Hell maybe, but makes for great photography... Best Regards.

Beautiful, Steve, love the lush greens and cascading water, well done