This morning, DW and I headed for the little town of Snoqualmie and breakfast at a tiny diner right in the old part of town. We lingered and watched the rain fall, then drove downriver to see our magnificent waterfall, Snoqualmie Falls. The river is near flood stage thanks to days of rain in the Cascades, and we knew the flow would be about as high as it gets.
As we walked through the trees toward the edge, we could already see the spray high above the river. Two hundred feet from the railing, we were getting soaked. Raincoats helped, umbrellas were useless (as many were learning the hard way).
Leaning over the railing, the falls was am amazing sight to see. The water over the falls thundered down to the river, then bounced up nearly half the height of the falls. The spray from the falling water blew up and soaked everyone along the edge.
It isn't always this full, of course. The river has flood controls, and in past years I've even seen it with nothing but a trickle of water. One of these days I'll dig up those photos and post them; seeing the falls with no water is almost as interesting as seeing it at flood stage.
Wow - amazing amount of water flowing over the falls! This is one waterfall I need to go see someday.
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