Twin Falls Trail (#604)
Read MoreTwin Falls/Buckhorn Gap Trail Lower Junction -- 2,700'
The lower terminus and upper terminus of the Twin Falls Trail and Buckhorn Gap Trail are only separated by 2/10 mile. In this album we'll follow the trail from lower to upper, the lower seen here, with the Twin Falls Trail departing on the left...
Twin Falls Trail/Unnamed Falls Spur Path Junction -- 2,780'
The tiny tributary just crossed can now be seen cascading off the cliff above and to the left of the trail. Except in wet weather this tributary and falls is all but dry. If you catch it on a day like seen here, however, the short steep climb up to see it is worth the effort...
Twin Falls Trail @ Twin Falls -- 2,780'
The trail emerges at the head of the cove with both drops comprising Twin Falls visible through the trees above. To see the falls more clearly, one has to follow the path seen here ascending to the left which leads first to the left cascade and then down over to the right one...
Twin Falls Trail @ Twin Falls -- 2,780'
A quick vid of both drops of Twin Falls, as seen from the upper end of the Twin Falls Trail...
Twin Falls (Unnamed Tributary) -- 2,830'
Climbing the aforementioned spur trail to the left, you soon arrive beneath the 80' left drop of Twin Falls. Surprisingly, the creek which forms it has no official name...
Twin Falls (Unnamed Tributary) -- 2,830'
A quick vid of the left hand drop of Twin Falls...
Twin Falls (Henry Branch) -- 2,860'
Scrambling up the steep bank on river-left of Henry Branch this is about the best view you get of the right-hand drop of Twin Falls. Were it completely open this would be a stunning waterfall, as it is though it's not all that impressive...
Twin Falls (Henry Branch) -- 2,900'
A tightly zoomed shot shows the uppermost drop of the Henry Branch portion of Twin Falls cascading down through the overhanging rhododendron...
Twin Falls (Henry Branch) -- 2,900'
A quick vid of the uppermost drop of the right hand (Henry Branch) portion of Twin Falls...
Twin Falls Trail @ Twin Falls -- 2,780'
We're now back at the upper end of the Twin Falls Trail where, in this shot, you can see a campsite is located. The album tour arrived on the right in this shot and will now continue by dropping off the backside of the campsite to where the trail continues to its upper junction with the Buckhorn Gap Trail...