It rained for the better part of two weeks, so I was expecting a fair amount of water at Blackwater Falls. What we saw was more water going over the falls than I have ever seen. I didn’t even go down to the bottom of the falls overlook, because we’d have gotten soaked by the spray.

You can see Ekelata Falls in 2012 and in 2013.

Here’s what Elakala Falls looked like Saturday:

Here are some previous pictures of Blackwater Falls in 2013, 2010, and 2011. Seriously, go look at those pictures and compare them to what we saw Saturday.

Here’s a look at Blackwater Canyon, going away from the falls.

This is Pendleton Creek beneath the Pendleton Lake accessed from Dobbin House Trail. This was a difficult hike down to the creek, but well worth the view.

There is a bridge just below Pendleton Lake, and you can pretty easily get down to Pendleton Creek . It’s all shale, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. I took (approximately) a zillion pictures.

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