Shortly below Agnes Vaille Falls resides a series of small cascades and rapids that, especially in their rhythmic and soothing sounds of rushing, gurgling waters, make small wonders of their own merit. In any given year, these may be reconfigured or shifted back and forth as more rocks and boulders tumble down the creek, and down into the water from adjoining steep slopes. The small cottonwood sampling that somehow survived this long mid-creek in the rushing torrent was doomed not to last much longer. On such steep terrain, floods, sediment slurry and tumbling rocks typically make quick haste of ill-placed growth such as this!
8 WSW Nathrop CO (21 Jul 10) Looking NNW
38.7187, -106.2344Cascade on Chalk Creek
Shortly below Agnes Vaille Falls resides a series of small cascades and rapids that, especially in their rhythmic and soothing sounds of rushing, gurgling waters, make small wonders of their own merit. In any given year, these may be reconfigured or shifted back and forth as more rocks and boulders tumble down the creek, and down into the water from adjoining steep slopes. The small cottonwood sampling that somehow survived this long mid-creek in the rushing torrent was doomed not to last much longer. On such steep terrain, floods, sediment slurry and tumbling rocks typically make quick haste of ill-placed growth such as this!
8 WSW Nathrop CO (21 Jul 10) Looking NNW
38.7187, -106.2344