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| no partners | | Took a Break from Technical Canyons in Ouray due to a bum Hand. Spent the Day just Dinking around Ouray basically, with the Exception of a short Trip to Ridgway. Explored some Side Roads and County Roads a bit and then went to check out the Falls...It was threatening to Rain and by the Time I hit the Parking Lot, it made good on it's Threat...I decided to check it out anyway.
This is a City Park and there's a 4.00 Charge for Admission. So I Paid, got some really helpful Information on a Specific Bird from the Ranger and off I went...There are 3 Trails you can take...1) Takes you to the Base of the Falls and slightly above it via a Catwalk... 2) Takes you up to a High Bridge overlooking Canyon Creek. According to the Ranger, you can not see the Falls from that Location. 3)A Short Nature Trail that Loops around.
I did 1 and 3....I'll save 2 for another Time when there was less Rain...The Falls were Interesting...you could really only catch a Glimpse of the Falls as they are behind a partial Wall, but you can hear them and you get all the Mist. I'm not sure that you could see the Entire Fall even if it was allowed...You would have to Scramble through the Water above a Small Fall and then maybe, if physically Possible, Peek around the Wall...But I'm betting that with the Water coming down in that Semi-Confined Space, you wouldn't even be able to do that...  Since it was Raining, it was pretty Dark in the Box itself, but I did what I could to get Photos...
Interesting Stop and glad I did it on a Weekend Day, Rain and all...I actually had stopped by there on Saturday and the Place was absolutely Packed...a Thursday was much better and the Rain definitely shut it down even more... Will do this one again someday and spend more Time...  |
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| Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming, "Wow What a Ride!" |
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The easy walk along the guardrails & catwalk to the falls is quite amazing and then you can descend some stairs down to the falls & creek. On the way back out, we took the high bridge trail to (you guessed it) that high bridge way up above the falls for an even more amazing view of beautiful Ouray and the sweet box canyon down below us. We took the trail thru a tunnel and it continued on as part of the intriguing 4-mile perimeter trail before dropping back down the the cars. Afterwards we rolled to the other side of town for that Lower Cascade Falls and enjoyed those beautiful falls before ended the day by soaking in the Ouray Hot Springs pool. 
