Falling with Water

Take the 360 degree views of verdant slopes, dripping with the earth’s moisture despite the lack of precipitation. Combine this with steep gorge walls, steep grades and basalt rock and you get the Pacific Northwest.

Go for a walk in the woods.

Meander over the soft terrain where each foot step sinks into the earth slightly giving you a bounce in your stride.

Weave around the towering pine trees and smaller shrubs and brush.

A small stream appears, flowing slowly and calmly around small river rocks. You decide to follow its path through forest.

Light shines through to a clearing ahead. As you approach the light, the earth turns rocky and abruptly ends.

A canyon hundreds of feet drops out in front of you. The innocent brook cascades off the end of the earth; falling, falling, falling.

It lands in a deep pool, clear and fresh, and continues its smooth and easy journey downhill as if it hadn’t just thrown itself off a huge cliff.

Spirit Falls, Little White Salmon, Washington

Nate Garcia, coming out from behind the curtain at Spirit

Downstream shot from the lip

Jesse Shimrock's tree-slide, Sweet Creek, Oregon

I forget the name of this one, just outside Hood River, Oregon

Downstream of the gorge after Punchbowl Falls on Eagle Creek, Oregon

Nate Garcia going off the lip at Punchbowl

Eric Parker sticking his line

Jason Cohen, about to punch the bowl


We barely scratched the surface of the waterfall fun in these parts. I can't wait to return on my own, perhaps with my girl Megan, to fall off these amazing drops over and over and over again.

So much yet to explore...