Well equipped with Bob Moores new Waterfalls book the club’s Short Notice Alert gathered up several car loads of intrepid winter hikers to search for this reclusive yet magnificent feature. Leaving the snowcovered Cleator Road we enjoyed occasional sunbreaks as we looped down and up along the sunny western slopes of Chuckanut Mt.
In time, we crossed the pass and descended into the lake area of the Chuckanuts. Thin sheets of ice capped the woodland ponds that we passed. Enjoying the quiet as we walked allowed us to discover an unexpected waterfall by following its sound to the source just a few feet off the road.
Following old logging roads we came to the only bushwhack of the trip. Slowly making our way through easy brush we soon heard the sounds of our goal. Climbing up the ridge opposite the falls gave us a dramatic view of its lower cascades. Despite the extensive drops and thundering we were only seeing half of it. We left well satisfied but with plans to come back and explore the nearby oldgrowth forest and upper part of the waterfall on a future trip. A wonderful winter adventure in our own backyard.
Well equipped with Bob Moores new Waterfalls book the club’s Short Notice Alert gathered up several car loads of intrepid winter hikers to search for this reclusive yet magnificent feature. Leaving the snowcovered Cleator Road we enjoyed occasional sunbreaks as we looped down and up along the sunny western slopes of Chuckanut Mt.
In time, we crossed the pass and descended into the lake area of the Chuckanuts. Thin sheets of ice capped the woodland ponds that we passed. Enjoying the quiet as we walked allowed us to discover an unexpected waterfall by following its sound to the source just a few feet off the road.
Following old logging roads we came to the only bushwhack of the trip. Slowly making our way through easy brush we soon heard the sounds of our goal. Climbing up the ridge opposite the falls gave us a dramatic view of its lower cascades. Despite the extensive drops and thundering we were only seeing half of it. We left well satisfied but with plans to come back and explore the nearby oldgrowth forest and upper part of the waterfall on a future trip. A wonderful winter adventure in our own backyard. 
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