Gregory Plumb - Waterfall Lover’s Guide Pacific Northwest

WATERFALL
LOVERS GUIDE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Fifth Edition

GREGORY A. PLUMB

Where to Find
Hundreds of
Spectacular
Waterfalls in
Washington,
Oregon, and
Idaho

THIS EDITION IS REDEDICATED TO MY FAMILY MEMBERS
AND NEWLY DEDICATED
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A LOVE OF GEOGRAPHY.

Mountaineers Books is the publishing division of The Mountaineers, an organization founded in 1906 and dedicated to the exploration, preservation, and enjoyment of outdoor and wilderness areas. 1001 SW Klickitat Way, Suite 201 Seattle, WA 98134 800.553.4453

1983, 1989, 1998, 2005, and 2013 by Gregory Alan Plumb

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America

Distributed in the United Kingdom by Cordee, www.cordee.co.uk

First edition 1983. Second edition 1989. Third edition 1998. Fourth edition 2005.

Fifth edition 2013.

Copy Editor: Laura Shauger

Maps: Gregory A. Plumb

Cover design and layout: Peggy Egerdahl

All photographs taken and prepared for publication by the author unless otherwise noted.

Cover photograph: North Middle Falls in Silver Lake State Park, Oregon

Frontispiece photograph: White River Falls, Columbia Plateau, Oregon

Backcover photograph: Pin Creek Falls, Washington

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Plumb, Gregory Alan, 1956

Waterfall lovers guide Pacific Northwest : where to find hundreds of spectacular waterfalls in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho / Gregory A. Plumb. Fifth edition.

pages cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59485-753-9 (ppb)

1. HikingNorthwest, PacificGuidebooks. 2. WaterfallsNorthwest, PacificGuidebooks. 3. Northwest, PacificGuidebooks. I. Title.

GV199.42.N68P58 2013

917.950444dc23

2013012829

ISBN (paperback): 978-1-59485-753-9

ISBN (ebook): 978-1-59485-754-6

CONTENTS

Cave Falls (The Snake River Plain, Idaho)

Covell Creek Falls (Gifford Pinchot Country, Washington)

Shellburg Falls (The Middle Cascades, Oregon)

Dry Falls (The Inland Empire, Washington)

Palouse Falls (The Inland Empire, Washington)

WyEast Falls (The Columbia Gorge, Oregon)

South Fork Falls (Mount Rainier Region, Washington)

Husum Falls (The Columbia Gorge, Washington)

Qemlin Falls (The Panhandle, Idaho)

Quartz Creek Falls (Gifford Pinchot Country, Washington)

Upper Clear Creek Falls (Mount Rainier Region, Washington)

Elowah Falls (The Columbia Gorge, Oregon)

Yasko Falls (The South Cascades, Oregon)

Rock Creek Falls (The Inland Empire, Washington)

Beaver Creek Falls (Southern Coast Range, Oregon)

Shoshone Falls (The Snake River Plain, Idaho)

Outlet Falls (Gifford Pinchot Country, Washington)

Snoqualmie Falls (The North Cascades, Washington)

Pillar Falls (The Snake River Plain, Idaho)

Ludlow Falls (Olympics and Vicinity, Washington)

Rainy Lake and Falls (The North Cascades, Washington)