During Sunday's rains, I decided to make a run to Fallsville to see if I could make it in to Kings River Falls and Lichen Falls for a quick pic or two. The rain was heavy during the drive over and when I arrived at the trailhead for Kings River Falls, so I suited up in my rain gear and headed down the trail.

You could tell the water had been much higher because there was debris from the previous high water in the trees and in some areas the debris was higher than I could reach. The water had obviously gone down because the trail was very passable. The water was, however, much higher than it had been on Saturday afternoon because a friend had been over the previous day and took some pics where the flow was much more subdued.

Lucky for me, the rain stopped just as I reached the falls area. I was able to enjoy some time exploring the area and capturing some pics of Kings River Falls as well as some smaller falls on the creeks that feed into the river. There were even some other hikers who braved the rains to check out the falls.

After leaving Kings River Falls, I headed over to Lichen Falls just South of Hwy 16. The rain started pick back up, but I was lucky as it slowed down considerably as I reached Lichen Falls. The falls are along a well marked trail and are only about 1/4 mile from the parking area. A very easy hike, but the canyon and bluffs around the falls are very steep. During high water, this has to be one of the prettiest falls I've seen. It was difficult to shoot because it was so tall and there was a ton of vegetation so it was tough to get an unobstructed pic. It's definitely worth the hike over.

After heading back to the truck, the rain really came down. I was a little damp and cold but it was well worth it to see two very beautiful falls with such awesome water flow. I will make it back to both of these very soon.

A B&W of Kings River Falls

Another B&W of a feeder creek and its falls.

A B&W of Lichen Falls, South of Hwy 16

One of the falls on the feeder creek flowing into the Kings River