East of Bellingham, Washington there is a not very well known set of falls on the North Fork of the Nooksack River (A fork that is solely glacier melt water) at about mile 46 on the Mt. Baker Highway on the way up to Heather Meadows. This fall, which is two pronged, plunges about 100 feet into the gorge below. It is exceedingly beautiful, and scary. A few years ago a fence was built to prevent people from climbing out on the rocks. This was done in response to a young woman falling to her death at the falls. Here are a few pictures of the falls.
The water begins its plunge at the upper right hand corner of this photo.
This is where the falls begin.
Unfortunately, there is no place to get a long perspective so the entire falls can be seen in a picture. The bottom of this shot is about 1/3 of the way down.
This shot is of Wells Creek where it enters the North Fork. Just out of the picture, at the lower left, is where the falls land.
If you get up this way, be sure to check out this area. It is magnificent, and the pictures don't adequately convey the feeling one gets at the falls.
Thanks for looking.
David Helm
www.helmhomeinspections.com
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