I read lovely trip reports about a hike to a waterfall, so for my second break from today’s drive, I thought I would try this one. I started off in the wrong direction, toward a wet spot I could see off in the on the cliff. I did see climbers scaling the basalt columns and more than a few phlox blooming under the protection of sage and rabbit brush. When I returned to the car, I realized my mistake and tried a little of the right trail. Nothing is signed out here.
The wrong trail feels like an old road for a while, then becomes more of a single track toward the wrong cliff. The one going toward the real waterfall is an old road track the whole way. I followed it for about a half mile before time constraints forced me to turn back. It was a windy day. The wind pushed me away from the car, then blew my hair behind me on the way back.
I did find a view of the waterfall from the road on the drive back to the highway. I couldn’t see it on my wayto the trailhead because I was concentrating on keeping the car on the road and out of the abyss.
This dry windy hike was quite a contrast from this morning’s hike at Twin Falls.
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