Salmon River Gorge
March 1983 Expedition
Split Falls
 

      
Split Falls is the second of
      six major cataracts in the Salmon River Gorge. Split Falls drops
      35 feet at a point where a huge basalt wedge splits the Salmon
      into two separate channels, with the pair of cataracts plunging
      into a common pool.


      
This view is from the top of
      a cliff on the north side of the falls, several hundred feet
      below the Salmon River Trail. From this point, 1983 expedition
      reached river level with the aid of a rope. This is a very loud
      falls, making the decent over the last cliff particularly exhilerating!


These photos are ©Tom Kloster 1983, 
and may not be reproduced or used without permission

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