Fall City area | And a drive through mountains | Washington State

 

This is Snoqualmie Falls - in the fall.  I was told that in the spring, that entire space between the trees would be totally full of water coming over the cliff.  It was quite impressive as it was, but I'm sure it would be amazing when it was larger.

 

 

We found a small gathering of elk in a meadow, but unfortunately, they weren't very close. 

 

This is one of the rivers that meet at the Snoqualmie Falls and you can see by the riverbank that it was low water when I was there.

This is an old railroad tunnel.

 

We took a road trip through the mountainous areas - the scenery was breathtaking.  It was early October, but there was still snow on the peaks.



 

This footbridge is part of a State Park.

 

 

There are many rivers in the Fall City area and they seem quite calm right now.  By the time spring comes, they will be raging.

 

 

 

Moss decorates most trees in the wooded areas, growing conditions are quite good.

  

The Rockies!

 

 



Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos, New Mexico

 

The above photo shows the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, about 650 feet deep, with a small river running through the bottom.  Further south, the river widens and there are rafting tours down the river on a pretty swift current.

Below is a photo showing the bridge going over the gorge.  As I was driving up to the bridge, there were green fields, a little bit rolly, but mostly flat valley land.  As I got closer, I could see the deep gorge where it made a cut in the land.  I didn't look down when I crossed the bridge, since I really don't like heights.  I didn't want to see how far down it was.

 





I might have mentioned that I really don't like heights, but there's a walkway on the bridge, on both sides, with spaces to step away from traffic to view the bridge.  It was there, and it was the only way I could get a decent photo of the gorge, so I had to walk over to the viewing space, which is where I got the first photo above.  As I was standing there, taking photos and looking down at the river, a large truck drove over the bridge and I could feel the vibration as he passed.  That was while I was taking the photo below, looking directly down from the bridge.  I was glad that someone had just told me the bridge had been refurbished recently.

 

 

After getting my shots of the view, I carefully looked for traffic on the bridge and crossed over to the other side, where I got a few more shots of the gorge.  Then I walked back to the safety of land and back to my truck. 

 

That gorge is definitely dramatic.  I can imagine back years ago when the river cut it's way through the valley, it would have been a very deep river at that time.