Opal Creek Wilderness

Taken on a misty day, the water is low at this time of the year, but come Spring it will be very full and lovely.

Henline Falls is a broad curtain type fall, dropping 126 feet over the side of a narrow alcove. During periods of lower water levels Henline Creek will split into two or three more distinct channels of water and spray into the cove in multiple distinct sheets of droplets.

Henline Falls was named after the creek, which was in turn named for a settler of the area who had come in search of the rich prospecting in the area. Immediately to the right of the base of the falls is the Silver King Mine. Remnants of a tramway leading from the mine are visible as the trail near the falls. The adit itself is dry, so exploration is possible, but do not enter the mine alone.

Now that the Spring snow has started to melt, if you can get to these falls, the cascades are impressive. These are one of the falls located in the Opal Creek Wilderness area. This image was one of several, I had to clean off my lens after each shot, so much spray!

Henline Falls is a broad curtain type fall, dropping 126 feet over the side of a narrow alcove. During periods of lower water levels Henline Creek will split into two or three more distinct channels of water and spray into the cove in multiple distinct sheets of droplets. This disconnect between the powerful falls seen during the wet season and the lacy, delicate falls encountered in the dry season will determine whether the entire falls can be viewed by visitors - at high water so much spray blasts out from the falls that attempting to cross the creek to where all-encompassing views are possible is treacherous (and photography is pretty much impossible).

Henline Falls, East of Santiam, Oregon

I had another great Flickr adventure today. This time I went with Christina and Lynn to Henline Falls. ...