Boulder River
An El Nino forecast of rain and a 5,000 foot+ snow level was forecasted for the weekend so I opted to revisit the forest alongside the Boulder River. I ended up having a springlike day with no rain and even some blue skies. The Boulder River and Boulder River Wilderness drain the slopes of Three Fingers and ultimately spill out into the North Fork Stillaguamish River east of Arlington. The river is mostly constrained in a tight canyon and has some pretty good volume.
The hike alongside the river reward the hike with views of a few waterfalls which flow directly into the river. My only visit to this area was about 2 years ago but I didn’t spend much time exploring sections of the river. This time, I explored three locations along the river. The first location was located on the “front side” of the hike in and was a hunch due to a louder than normal sound of the river. Once I reached the water’s edge, I was not disappointed…
After I was done here, I regained the trail and continued along it until I reached the first waterfall (a minor one). From above, I noticed a nice series of boulders in the river downstream of the falls so I made my way down to take some photos…
My last stop for this day was only just a bit further and was the main bridal veil type waterfall. I initially set up downstream of the falls but the breeze that’s generated by the river blew in a lot of spray onto my lens. I repositioned upstream of the falls but, by this point, it was pretty late in the day and the fading light was making it difficult to take any more photos. A very enjoyable day..
