I figured we would never see them run, as I usually have bad timing about such things. However, a friend of Robert's took him to see the Grand Falls the week before our trip. The snow was just beginning to melt into the Little Colorado Springs river and the falls were running pretty nicely. So Robert and I planned a trip so we could see it together.
The snows had begun to melt in earnest, so when we got there, the water was higher and the speed of the water over the falls was stronger. When we first got there, we stopped at the river's edge before proceeding to the falls themselves. I zoomed in so that I could get a good photo of the snow capped San Francisco Peaks in the backgound.
Notice the rapidly moving water in the foreground. The color of the muddy water is a chocolate brown. This gave the falls the nick name of the Chocolate Falls.
I was told that the falls were created when a lava flow redirected the water. The whole area was volcanic at one point in time. Notice the black, lava dirt and rock formations on the left and the natural terrain on the right.
Here is another shot from a different direction. I think this shot from the top edge gives you a pretty good perspective of the falls and gives you a close up of some of the lava rock.
When Robert went with his friends, they did not have a chance to walk down to the bottom of the falls. And, of course, I just had to go. It is like getting up close and personal with the falls. In some places the mist was so heavy it felt like rain (muddy rain). We ended up with a lot of mud on our shoes.
Robert and I are hoping to get to take more day trips in the future. We live so close to so many wonderful places and just can't wait to head out on our next trip.
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