Berry Creek Falls and Rainbow

Walking up West Berry Creek from its convergence with West Waddell Creek, the first, and most impressive of the string of falls along the Berry Creek Falls Trail, is Berry Creek Falls. Cascading down 70 feet (21 meters) through lush ferns, if you catch the timing right, you might see a rainbow segment as a sliver of light works its way through the redwood forest.

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Silver Falls

Traveling upstream from Berry Creek Falls, you next encounter Silver Falls. The falls are hidden behind fallen redwood trunks, some of which were fallen by the El Niņo storms of 1997-98. Unlike the other falls along the Berry Creek Falls Trail, Silver Falls is more free falling than cascading.

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Golden Falls

Continuing upstream from Silver Falls are the cascades of the Golden Falls. They get their name from the iron-oxide staining of the slick sandstone surface. These are a cascade type of falls, meaning they roll down in steps. This view is of the uppermost section of the cascades.

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Sempervirens Falls

Easily accessible from the Sequoia Trail, Sempervirens Falls is a 25-foot (7.6 meter) chute along Sempervirens Creek. Nested in the heart of an old growth redwood forest, sempervirens (which means evergreen) is an appropriate name for the creek and the falls.

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Redwood Skyview

Taken from a stand of redwoods along the Redwood Trail, this upward view gives some perspective to these trees, the tallest species on Earth. The redwood can typically exceed 360 feet (110 meters) in height.

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Skylight at the Walter W. Boardman Grove

Along the Sunset Trail, heading from the main campground toward the ocean, this grove of old growth redwoods is memorialized with a log bench. Looking up from that bench is this view. I wonder if Walter W. Boardman saw the same thing. Nope, this photo hasn't been altered in any way.

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