Meteorological winter starts tomorrow and with some predicted snow and wind, it probably will look and feel like a white winter wonderland for the start of December. But I rather see white in the form of foam caused by lovely waterfalls instead, especially on a nice summer day hike where you don’t have to be bundled up in coats and hats.
Foaming Falls
The storms in the state have been bringing down lots of rain so some of the streams and rivers are running full again and that always makes the waterfalls roar to life like this twisty Snake Pit Falls.
A Twist in the Snake Pit Falls
The weather, with lower dew points and comfortable temperatures, make it a perfect Sunday for a summer hike, especially along rushing water where you can soak your feet after a long hiking adventure.
Summer Sunday Hike
The wind was roaring and blowing the snow around which caused me to get a face full of snow when trying to clear the driveway. Listening to the roar of a waterfall and feeling the fine mist on my face on a summer day would be a better way to spend the afternoon.
Sounds of a Waterfall
For a while today there was flash flood warnings out to the south of my area, so dry washes may have been rushing with water. I was just glad it missed here as the ground is soggy enough as it is.
Rushing Water
Sitting by a river in late summer near the top of a waterfall is a more pleasurable way to see water falling than the possible snow and freezing rain coming this evening.
Top of Snake Pit Falls
It may not get as many visitors as the Upper and Lower Falls on the Amnicon River, but the Snake Pit Falls is an interesting and twisting waterfall. The river splits in two as it flows around an island along the Douglas Fault (site of earthquakes that occurred about a half billion years ago), with the Snake Pit Falls on the far side of the island. Several smaller drops occur upstream from Snake Pit Falls, before it drops about 12 feet and then twists at a 90 degree angle and drops another 10 feet through the narrow gorge. I didn’t hike to the bottom of the second drop so the view is from the 90 degree bend after the first drop.
The Twist of the Snake Pit Falls
A short video of the twisting Snake Pit Falls.
One of the waterfalls in the Amnicon Falls State Park is called Snake Pit Falls and I can see why it was named that as it snakes and winds around the rock walls. I couldn’t get all the twists in the picture – apparently it is a long snake!
Snake Pit Falls
