Temescal Canyon – Second Attempt

As you may recall, I had a post about my first attempt to see the Temescal Canyon waterfall.  I wasn’t able to get past the creek due to the recent rainfall.  Today, I went back and was able to get up to the falls before sunrise.

I had started off at 6:10AM so it was still dark and I have to admit that I got a bit sketched on my hike.  I saw a coyote in the parking lot – that didn’t bother me too much.  But the first 1/4 mile of the trail from the paved road was pretty muddy and squishy.  I was just concentrating on my footing when an owl or some other big bird flapped its wings and flew by me from about 6 feet away.  That really got my heart rate going!

By the time I got to the falls, the sky provided enough light to get some shots using a slow shutter.  Here are my results.  I hope you like them.

Temescal Canyon Waterfall

A Temescal Canyon Cascade

A serene pool downstream from the waterfall

I thought it might be fun to show you the part of the path today where I was stopped on my first attempt to the falls.  What a difference the rain makes!

What it looked like today

What it looked like on February 6th

Temescal Canyon – First Attempt

A friend of mine suggested the Temescal Canyon waterfall as a subject for one of my 365 photos.  I figured that if I went when there was some rain that I might get a little more water going down the falls for a more dramatic photo.

Well, it turns out that if you get too much rain, there is a bit of a flash flood that blocks the trail to the waterfall (I’ve never been up on this particular hike).  So when I got to the water that blocked my progress, I stopped there and took a picture.  On the way back down the hill, I snapped one more of a nice part wooden fence that runs along the creek.

As for the water shots, I did drive by the beach to see if it would be worth a go-out.  It wasn’t.  It was choppy and crumbly with heavy onshore winds.

The end of the road

Wooden Fence