p.1 #1 · The 5 Waterfalls of Zion's Right Fork (+3)
Maybe I should include "mighty" in the title because of Utah's "Mighty Five" publicity campaign.
This May I explored up the Right Fork as far as anyone can go from the bottom up: Barrier Falls. I backpacked in and slept overnight, as a journey this far would not be feasible in a single day. The first waterfall is best known and very lovely. Above that landmark, things get sketchy and scratchy . . . but also rewarding. I discovered 5 major waterfalls in this canyon and photographed them all for your enjoyment. Here they are in order from bottom to top.
Only the 1st and last have real names. The others are dubbed names by me.
#5 Barrier Falls. This waterfall doesn't really splash down anywhere. It broadly drizzles down the rock. But I must include it because if you make it this far up the canyon, that's an accomplishment! Seeing how steep it is, it should be apparent why it's called "barrier". You can't go any further.
The tall pine tree on the left is the same tree in "Secret Oasis" fall just before this one. https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Zion/i-QctXdnM/1/7dcf2387/X2/Barrier%20Falls%2C%20Zion-X2.jpg
p.1 #5 · The 5 Waterfalls of Zion's Right Fork (+3)
DaleBerlin wrote:
Nice ones Gordon, I especially like the comp in #3
Thank you Dale. I got really low to shoot this one. I collapsed all my tripod leg, got down on all fours to see what I was doing and then took several frames to get it right and level. Those little flowers require a closeness to show off.
p.1 #13 · The 5 Waterfalls of Zion's Right Fork (+3)
Ben Horne wrote:
Beautiful work as usual Gordon! It must be awesome to live so close to so many great places!
Hi Ben,
This nearness is a great blessing and a curse. I can be in Zion within an hour or two, an easy adventure. But I also work here and it’s too easy to come home from work and rest.
I do love southern Utah. So many places to explore.
p.1 #14 · The 5 Waterfalls of Zion's Right Fork (+3)
erielake wrote:
some great shots from that section of the park...looks like some serious scrambling to make it back up there, wish i was about 20 years younger.......
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Lynn Ross wrote:
Boy! Gordon these are wonderful, I'd like to get back to some of these but some have some serious hiking to get to them.
Lynn
Thanks to Lynn and Erielake for comments. I was hoping to show off something from Zion that is not visited by the shuttle, etc. It is also true that visiting this place takes a whole day with plenty of route finding, some scrambling, some bush whacking, some wading. I wouldn't go without good judgment, balance, and lots of time and food.
