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Three Sisters Wilderness
Three Sisters Wilderness is a stunning natural wonder located in the central Oregon Cascades. This wilderness area is named after the three volcanic peaks that dominate the skyline: North Sister, Middle Sister, and South Sister. The area is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a variety of activities such as hiking, camping, and fishing. For photographers, Three Sisters Wilderness is a paradise with endless opportunities to capture the beauty of the landscape. Some of the most popular photography locations in the area include the sparkling lakes, alpine meadows, and the towering peaks of the Three Sisters themselves.
- Samuel Johnson | facebook | 500px | ferpectshotz | One more shot of the beautiful and massive Lower Proxy falls. For this shot I had this plan to get as close to some of the foreground cascades and to use them as foreground interest for framing the big waterfall. Unfortunately the water flow was simply too high and I was constantly getting sprayed by the mist. I am truly glad my gear is water resistant but trust me constantly having to wipe off your filter while taking a long exposure shot is not fun. This was not the composition I had in mind but this was the closest I got to what I initially planned. Hope you all enjoy the image.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
When I first saw an image of the stunning lower proxy falls, I did not fully understand its size. I knew it was a giant waterfall but was not prepared for the size of it. We also visited a waterfall called fairy falls on that trip, which has a similar form, near Portland, which was way smaller than I imagined at around 20 feet. So I think visiting the fairy falls might have biased my sense of scale.
Once we reached the base of lower proxy falls, we realized its massiveness at 226 feet. The water spray from the falls was quite intense that day, and I had trouble keeping my front element and filters clean. I had forgotten to pack the little microfiber wipes in my haste and learned that they are indeed worth their weight in gold, especially near a waterfall. While we had some technical challenges, what a refreshing break this hike and waterfall turned out to be. We reached the trailhead around noon after some much-needed sleeping in and a pretty heavy breakfast. The 2-mile-long trail along lava fields and dense woodland was the perfect way to enjoy a beautiful day.
Exposure Northwest, Central Oregon Workshop, Proxy Falls.
I went on another one of the workshops taught by Aaron and Zeb. This time, we explored...
This place was awesome to explore. This glacial-fed lake had huge chunks of ice floating in it! Getting these shots of the wildflowers above "No Name...
Middle Sister, North Sister, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Hood as seen from the 10,400' summit of South Sister.
Nothing special, just an old image of...
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
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After visiting Smith Rock for sunrise we headed back to the Three Sisters wilderness to see Lower Proxy Falls. This waterfall is often regarded as one of the most picturesque in Oregon. The hike to the falls is quite long and leads up to a view point through a very narrow path. But the elevation gain is only slight and most part of the hike is covered. Once you reach the viewpoint you will have to scramble through a steep slope to get to the base of the falls. Once you get to the base of the falls it’s difficult not to get impressed by the sheer size of this beautiful waterfall with its 226 ft vertical drop.
We spent quite a bit of time here enjoying the amazing falls and vivid greens of the forest. This is another must visit location for any waterfall lover.
I know there are a thousand and one shots of this waterfall, and now I can add mine. To get the shot of the entire falls, you literally need to stand in the water. But that was okay because after the hike I was hot and it was refreshing.
Proxy Falls, also known as Lower Proxy Falls, is a cascade and plunge waterfall from a collection of springs on the shoulder of North Sister, that plunges into a gaping canyon near McKenzie Pass in the Willamette National Forest, near Belknap Springs, Oregon. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 226 feet (69 m) which makes it one of the highest plunge waterfalls in Oregon.
I went to Proxy Falls today. It was very hard to take photos because of lots of misty spray from the falls. I need to go back again later in late...
For fun, I did a Photomerge stitch of a bunch of shots of Proxy Falls--I was feeling pouty because I couldn't get the sheer magnitude of the...
At nearly 10,400 ft, the Teardrop Pool in the summit crater of South Sister is the highest lake in Oregon - when it isn't frozen.
**Please don't use...
- Jules Verne.
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This one was taken during our last summer road trip to Oregon. This is the base of the beautiful Lower Proxy falls in the three sister wilderness area. The hike up to this fall is pretty easy but long and you will have to scramble over some fallen trees and walkthrough some old lava beds and the last few feet to this falls is extremely hard to get to the bottom of a steep hillside. It would be wise to take some time and chart out a path down the hillside before venturing down.
I wanted really to get down and include some smaller cascades as a foreground interest but the wind was quite heavy and there was a lot of water spray ruining those shots. So stayed back and zoomed in to get this shot. Thanks for visiting hope you all like it.
Exposure Northwest, Central Oregon Workshop, Proxy Falls.
This is from the workshop taught by Aaron and Zeb. Here I was taught to look at...
HIking up here, a coupld guys hiking down said they did their ALS 'ice bucket' challenge by plunging into this lake. Probably not the smartest thing,...
Quite a lovely sunset to shoot after climbing Middle Sister earlier that day. The best part was crawling into my tent after, which was just right...
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Most notably Sandeep Thomas and Bonnie Moreland.