Waterfall

Beauty at the Falls

About 1.5 miles into the hike, the trail crosses the stream that we've been hiking along.  This unnamed stream originates up by Sunrise and tumbles down the rock slope,  Technically not waterfalls, the stream loses a few hundred feet of elevation as it cuts across the rock face of the falls. 

The trail along here has seen signs of landslide activity, and is open to the elements. As you can see in the second picture, it is easily forded on rocks in the stream bed. 

This falls also signaled a gradual change from the forested trail to a trail through the subalpine meadow areas.  The trees are starting to thin out and the trail wanders through more meadows.  An increase in wildflowers but also an increase in sunshine (hence heat). 

Crossing at the base of the Falls