Campo Velo -- Lake Oroville and Feather Falls 2006

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FEATHER FALLS HIKE

This hike is one of the finest in the upper Sacramento Valley. A moderately strenous 10+ mile trail takes you through densely shaded forest to Feather Falls, which drops 640' off a granite face cliff.

This fall is rated the 6th tallest waterfall in the U.S. With over 150" of rain falling into the Feather River watershed this season, the volume of water plummeting over the edge was immense and magnificent.



Bob Caikoski joined Dick and Geno on the hike Indian Pink wearing a feather head
 
Giant oaks and madrones cast welcome shadows across the trail
 
Cascading Frey Creek was rip- roaring under the upper trail bridge
 
Bald Rock Dome, the "Half Dome" of the Feather River Canyon
 
Dogwood Bleeding Heart
 
Yellow Star Tulip "pussy ears" Waterleaf (Ballhead) Phacelia
 
Looking down on Middle Fork of Feather River Upper half of Feather Falls (see enlarged view to spot people near lip of falls for scale)
 
Bridge to overlook for full frontal view of waterfall Feather Falls gushes through narrow gap and plunges 640' (photo taken from overlook)
 
Dick and Geno at overlook Lower portion of waterall as it plummets into Fall River gorge
 
Impressive volume of water as it splays apart Ever-present rainbow at base (see enlarged view)
 
We hiked around the canyon to stand over the lip of waterfall Looking back across the canyon to the overlook
 
At the very edge. . . what a RUSH!!

› Video of Feather Falls from Observation Deck

(19.3 mb, 1:05 minutes -- I shot this using my Canon PowerShot A95 digital camera.)
 
Hiking up the trail above the falls Bush lupine in full bloom
 
View of the river above the waterfall Taking a break at Lower Frey Creek on the return trip
 
Enjoying a last cup-o-joe before our drive back home This little blue belly lizard hitch-hiked back with us
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