Sandy & Greg Seattle, Port Angeles Washington July 2011 - # - Photography By Robert Bodnar

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Photo By Bob Bodnar................Sandy & Greg at Christine Falls, Mt Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar................Sandy & Greg at Christine Falls, Mt Rainier
Christine Falls is the final waterfall along Van Trump Creek, falling 69 feet in drops of 32 and 37 feet respectively. The falls constitute one of the signiture views in Mount Rainier National Park, framed by the graceful Christine Falls Bridge. The falls have two tiers, one above and one directly underneath the bridge. Its unfortunately near impossible to get both the upper and lower tiers in the same photograph (it can be done with an ultra-wide lens, however). Geologically, Christine Falls has been one of the most unchanged waterfalls in the park, but on August 14th, 2001, a Glacial Debris Flow washed out of the Kautz Glacier and ran down Van Trump Creek. The flow left the entire creek canyon covered with mud, downed trees and rocks and as a result, Christine Falls has been altered. The lower tier remains the same, but a large chunk of rock fell out of the face of the upper tier, causing it to change form slightly. A more visible effect of the outburst flood, and the subsequent record setting floods in 2003 and especially in 2006 is that the creekbed has been scoured down to the bedrock, stripped free of all forms of vegetation.

Photo By Bob Bodnar..............Greg & Sandy on our way to Marada Falls, Mt Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar..............Greg & sandy on our way to Marada falls, Mt. Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar...........Sandy showing the height of the Snow at Mt. Rainiers, Paradise Visitors Center. She's 5'2"
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is on the Decade Volcano list. Because of its large amount of glacial ice, Mt. Rainier could potentially produce massive lahars that would threaten the whole Puyallup River valley.

Photo By Bob Bodnar............The X marks that Spot we Hiked to...All the way in the Snow

Photo By Bob Bodnar............Sandy on her way up the Mountain at Mt Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar..........Greg & Sandy on the Summit of the Mountain, at Mt. Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar...............On the Summit of the mountain, at Mt. Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar................Sandy & Greg at Christine Falls, Mt Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar................Sandy & Greg at Christine Falls, Mt Rainier

Photo By Bob Bodnar................Sandy & Greg at Christine Falls, Mt Rainier

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