Aug
12
A 400 foot waterfall was recently discovered in a remote corner of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, near where I grew up:
Until recently, very few had seen the roaring water that tumbles three tiers before pouring neatly into Crystal Creek. That such a spectacle should evade even park officials for nearly 40 years is remarkable, said park superintendent Jim Milestone.
“It wasn’t on a map, no one on the trail crew knew about it. People who been here 27 years had never seen it,” said Milestone, who is leading an effort to clear a trail to the newly named Whiskeytown Falls. It’s expected to be finished by next summer.
Wow! The beauty and grandeur of the American West never ceases to amaze me.
Tags: nature