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  • Spray from Snoqualmie Falls, located near Snoqualmie, Washington, freezes to the walls of the gorge downstream on a frigid 17°F (-8°C) morning.
    Snoqualmie-Falls_Ice_Gorge_8455.jpg
  • Baring Creek flows through a very narrow gorge, called Sunrift Gorge, in Glacier National Park, Montana. The gorge has very smooth, straight sides because it eroded along vertical fractures in the rock known as joints. Sunrift Gorge began to form after large Pleistocene glaciers began to retreat from that area and with a maximum cut down rate of 0.003 inch per year, this gorge is the result of several millions of years of erosion.
    Glacier_SunriftGorge_0812.jpg
  • The Little Blitzen Gorge is one of four massive gorges located on the west face of Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
    OR_SteensMountain_LittleBlitzenGorge...jpg
  • Bridal Veil Falls drops approximately 140 feet (42 metres) in the Columbia Gorge in Oregon.
    BridalVeilFalls_Oregon_0902.jpg
  • Horsetail Falls, one of many scenic waterfalls in Oregon's Columbia Gorge, drops about 50 feet (15 metres). This waterfall is located between the Oneonta Gorge and Ainsworth State Park.
    HorsetailFalls_ColumbiaGorge_8621.jpg
  • Elowah Falls flows past trees encased in ice from the spray of the waterfall after a week of subfreezing temperatures. At Elowah Falls, located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, McChord Creek drops 213 feet (65 meters).
    OR_ElowahFalls_Winter_5118.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4833.jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the water of Avalanche Creek, which carved the narrow Avalanche Gorge in Glacier Naitonal Park, Montana.
    Glacier_AvalancheGorge_0722.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4839.jpg
  • Sheep Rock, the tall mountain at the center of the frame, towers over Picture Gorge in John Day National Monument, Oregon, at sunrise. The moutain was named for the bighorn sheep that used to live in the area.
    OR_JohnDay_SheepRock_PictureGorge_32...jpg
  • Multnomah Falls is the most popular waterfall in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon, The waterfall drops 611 feet (186 metres) in two tiers. The historic Benson Bridge allows hikers to view the waterfall from above the lower tier.
    MultnomahFalls_BensonBridge.jpg
  • Latourell Falls plunged 289 feet (76 metres) over a rocky basalt cliff in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon.
    LatourellFalls_8666.jpg
  • Wahkeena Creek flows by crystal-like icy formations after a week of subfreezing temperatures on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Wahkeena is a phase from the Yakima Native American tribe, which means "most beautiful."
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4871.jpg
  • The John Day River flows past the tall columnar basalt walls that make up Picture Gorge in John Day National Monument, Oregon. The white stains on the columns illustrate how high the water level has been.
    OR_JohnDay_PictureGorge_ColumnarBasa...jpg
  • The lower tier of Multnomah Falls, surrounded by ice, plunges 69 feet (21 m), into a frozen splash pool. This waterfall, and most others along Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, were frozen after a week of below-freezing temperatures.
    LowerMultnomah_Frozen_4344.jpg
  • Thick ice forms along the sides of Horsetail Falls, a 176-foot (54-meter) tall waterfall located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
    HorsetailFalls_Frozen_4375.jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, Wahkeena Falls is surrounded by ice. Wahkeena Falls is located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and drops 242 feet (74 meters) in several tiers. Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls_Frozen_4394.jpg
  • Ice patterns that look like frozen jellyfish form on the side of Horsetail Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge after a week of below-freezing temperatures.
    OR_HorsetailFalls_IcePatterns_5002.jpg
  • Ice surrounds and piles up at the base of Multnomah Falls, a 542-foot (165 m) tall waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The waterfall typically ices over once or twice each winter after extended periods of below-freezing temperatures.
    MultnomahFalls_Frozen_4351.jpg
  • Latourell Creek, largely frozen over after a week of below-freezing temperatures, winds past boulders and other obsticles. The creek is located downstream from a major waterfall, one of many in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
    LatourellCreek_Frozen_4303.jpg
  • Ice piles up at the base of Oregon's Latourell Falls after a week of below-freezing temperatures. The 249-feet (76-meter) tall waterfall is located along the Columbia River Gorge.
    LatourellFalls_Frozen_4296.jpg
  • The scenic Wahkeena Falls is one of many waterfalls located in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon. Wahkeena Falls, which drops 242 feet (73 metres), is named after the word that means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls.jpg
  • Ice forms on and mimics the shape of a deer fern (Blechnum spicant) located near the spray of Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Creeks and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally free over in the winter months, and mist can freeze to nearby plants.
    OR_DeerFern_Ice_Elowah_5087.jpg
  • Palouse Falls plunges 180 feet (55 meters) into a giant natural amphitheater surrounded by towering columnar basalt walls near Washtucna, Washington. Palouse Falls was formed at the end of the last ice age when a mammoth ice dam in Montana regularly collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that carved this winding gorge.
    WA_PalouseFalls_Gorge_9389.jpg
  • Öxaráfoss, a waterfall in Þingvellir, drops into a gorge created by the separation of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. This gorge is widening at a rate of as much as a couple centimeters per year.
    Thingvellir-Oxarafoss.jpg
  • The Potomac River runs through a gorge in Great Falls Park located on the border of Virginia and Maryland. The northern gorge wall (at the top of this image) as well as the Potomac River are located in Maryland; the southern wall and most of the national park facilities are located in Virginia.
    Great-Falls-Park_Potomac-River_4196.jpg
  • The Potomac River runs through a gorge in Great Falls Park located on the border of Virginia and Maryland. The northern gorge wall (on the right of this image) as well as the Potomac River are located in Maryland; the southern wall and most of the national park facilities are located in Virginia.
    Great-Falls-Park_Potomac-River_4219.jpg
  • The Middle Fork of the Kings River runs through a deep gorge, called the Tehipite Valley, in Kings Canyon National Park, California. The deep gorge, located in the southern Sierra Nevada, is more than 4,000 feet (1250 meters) deep in places and was carved by glaciers. In this view, it runs between Kettle Ridge and the White Divide (on left) and the Monarch Divide and Windy Peak.
    CA_KingsCanyon_TehipiteValley_Blue_8...jpg
  • The waterfall Gullfoss flows into a deep gorge bordered by an ice-capped cliff in Iceland. At Gullfoss, which means Golden Falls, the Hvítá River drops 64 meters (210 feet) in three stages; half of that drop, the view shown here, comes in the final stage into the gorge.
    Iceland_Gullfoss_IcePatterns_2025.jpg
  • Dog Creek Falls, which drops about 30 feet (9 meters) along the Columbia River Gorge in Skamania County, Washington, is reflected in Dog Creek.
    WA_DogCreekFalls_1305.jpg
  • Towering icicles cling to a steep, rock wall next to Clear Creek Falls near White Pass in Washington state. Some of the icicles in this image are 30-40 feet (10-12 meters) long.
    Clear-Creek-Falls_Icicles_2011.jpg
  • The Box Canyon of Mount Rainier National Park is an area where the Muddy Fork of the Cowlitz River carved a narrow gorge more than a hundred feet deep, but only 15 to 30 feet wide.
    Rainier_BoxCanyon_3818.jpg
  • Dawson Falls drops 18 meters (59 feet) into a small gorge in Egmont National Park in the Taranaki District on the North Island of New Zealand. Dawson Falls is located along Kāpuni Stream. The native Māori people know the waterfall as Te Rere o Noke or the Falls of Noke, a Māori warrior who hid from his pursuers behind the falls.
    NZ_DawsonFalls_Egmont_0964.jpg
  • 'Akaka Falls, located near Hilo, Hawaii, plunges 442 feet into a deep eroded gorge.
    HI_Akaka-Falls_9129.jpg
  • The Gunnison River in Colorado flows into a narrow gorge lined by trees displaying their fall colors. The Gunnison River is the fifth largest tributary of the Colorado River.
    CO_GunnisonRiver_Autumn_1937.jpg
  • Fall colors line the bluff at Tomichi Point, high above the Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado. The gorge is the steepest in North America, dropping 2,772 feet (845 meters) at one point. It's called the Black Canyon because it's so steep in places that light doesn't reach the bottom.
    CO_Gunnison_TomichiPoint_1941.jpg
  • The fast-moving Gunnison River carves a deep gorge in the rock at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. Near this point, the Gunnison River drops 240 feet per mile (45 m/km), causing it to gain speed and strength to erode tougher rock. The Gunnison River drops more within the national park than the Mississippi River does between Minnesota and the Gulf of Mexico.
    CO_Gunnison_Exclamation_2054.jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, ice caps the rocks in Wahkeena Creek, located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
    WahkeenaCreek_Frozen_4416.jpg
  • Olney Creek flows through a narrow gorge in the Snoqualmie National Forest near Sultan, Washington.
    Olney-Creek-Sultan_7122.jpg
  • Olney Creek flows through a narrow gorge in the Snoqualmie National Forest near Sultan, Washington.
    Olney-Creek-Sultan_7118.jpg
  • This close up view of a portion of Nooksack Falls, an 88 foot (27 meter) waterfall in the North Cascades of Washington state, shows that the force of the water has smoothed the rock of the gorge.
    Nooksack-Falls_Detail_1547.jpg
  • Yellow summer wildflowers frame the Middle Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park, New York. The Middle Falls of the Genesee River has a height of 107 feet (33 meters) and is about twice that wide. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The eroded the river bed forming the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_MiddleFalls_Wildflower...jpg
  • A river winds through the gorge at Fjaðragljúfur, near Laki in southern Iceland.
    Iceland_Fjaðragljúfur_5734.jpg
  • The Freemont River flows through a narrow sandstone gorge near the Fruita Orchard in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
    FreemontRiverUtah.jpg
  • The Merced River flows past large granite rocks in a narrow gorge at the western side of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_8863.jpg
  • The Capilano River flows into a narrow forested gorge near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Capilano River flows from the Coast Mountains to Burrard Inlet, near Stanley Park, Vancouver. This view was captured from the Capilano Suspension Bridge which crosses 70 metres (230 feet) above the river.
    BC_CapilanoRiver_9170.jpg
  • The midday sun is reflected in the Capilano River as it flows through a narrow forested gorge near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Capilano River flows from the Coast Mountains to Burrard Inlet, near Stanley Park, Vancouver. This view was captured from the Capilano Suspension Bridge which crosses 70 metres (230 feet) above the river.
    BC_CapilanoRiver_9168.jpg
  • The Potomac River forms a number of small cascades as it runs against a large gorge wall in Great Falls Park, Maryland.
    Great-Falls-Park_Potomac-River_5046.jpg
  • The Potomac River forms a number of small cascades as flows over large rocks in Great Falls Park, Maryland.
    Great-Falls-Park_Potomac-River_5108.jpg
  • Paulina Creek drops 80 feet (24 meters) at Paulina Falls, located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Deschutes County, Oregon. Paulina Falls is located on the west flank of the Newberry Volcano, a potentially active volcano that last erupted nearly 1,500 years ago. The waterfall flows over and erodes remnants of previous eruptions; over a period of 2,000 years, geologists believe the waterfall has moved 200 feet (61 meters) upstream due to erosion.
    OR_PaulinaFalls_Newberry_9870.jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the water flowing over Fardagafoss, a waterfall near Egilsstaðir, Iceland.
    Iceland_Fardagafoss_4933.jpg
  • A lower tier of Wapama Falls is reflected in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California. Wapama Falls drops 1,080 feet (330 meters) in three tiers; only the lowest tier is visible here.
    Yosemite_HetchHetchy_WapamaFalls_851...jpg
  • Two small creeks actually combine near the Continental Divide above Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.
    GlacierNPTwoCreeks.jpg
  • The midday sun shines through a narrow opening at the top of a slot canyon in the Coyote Gulch area of the Grand Staircase Escalante in Utah.
    CoyoteGulchSunburst.jpg
  • The Bonneville Dam spans the Columbia River about 40 miles east of Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The dam is used for navigation and power generation. Its locks allow ships to travel up river; its power faciliites now produce over 1 million kilowatts.
    BonnevilleDam_8343.jpg
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  • The patterns of the rock in a narrow gorge reflect on Olney Creek in the Snoqualmie National Forest near Sultan, Washington.
    Olney-Creek_Rock-Patterns_Sultan_710...jpg
  • The blades of a licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza), located near Elowah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, are covered in ice after a week of subfreezing temperatures.
    OR_LicoriceFern_Ice_Elowah_5098.jpg
  • Small leaves are completely encased in ice during a spell of subfreezing temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally freeze during the winter months.
    OR_LeavesInIce_Multnomah_4921.jpg
  • McChord Creek flows under a layer of ice near the base of Elowah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The thick ice formed after a week of subfreezing tempeatures.
    OR_McChordCreek_Frozen_Elowah_5142.jpg
  • The Swift River flows into Rocky Gorge, lined by a variety of trees displaying their fall colors in the White Mountains, New Hampshire..
    NH_SwiftRiver_RockyGorge_Fall_1465.jpg
  • A break in the ice over Latourell Creek in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon resembles a heart shape. The creek is located within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The creek and dozens waterfalls in the gorge occasionally freeze over during the winter months.
    OR_LatourellCreek_IceHeart_4787.jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_729...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_889...jpg
  • Victor Falls, located near Bonney Lake, Washington, plunges more than a hundred feet into a gorge that borders Fennel Creek..
    VictorFalls.jpg
  • Viewed from above, Twentytwo Creek plunges over exposed rock into a small gorge in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Twentytwo-Creek_Cascades_Above_28...jpg
  • Brandywine Falls drops 65 feet (20 meters) into a lush gorge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area. The top Berea sandstone layer is the hardest and protects the softer layers below from the erosive force of the falling water.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Dawson Falls drops 18 meters (59 feet) into a lush gorge in Egmont National Park on the North Island of New Zealand.
    NZ_Dawson-Falls_Egmont_0976.jpg
  • The Sol Duc river splits into four waterfalls as it dives into a rocky gorge in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    SolDucFalls_7052.jpg
  • The Wailua River plunges 173 feet into a lush gorge on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Wailua Falls was featured in the opening credits of the TV show Fantasy Island.
    kauai-wailua-falls.jpg
  • Christine Falls, one of the many dramatic waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park, drops about 75 feet through a narrow gorge.
    ChristineFalls_Spring.jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_890...jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_740...jpg
  • A section of Husum Falls, located in Klickitat County, Washington, cascades over rocks in the White Salmon River. The full waterfall is approximately 12 feet (3.5 meters) tall and 75 feet (23 meters) across. The White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River, flowing 44 miles (71 kilometers) from the slopes of Mount Adams to the Columbia River gorge. Parts of the White Salmon River have been designated Wild and Scenic.
    WA_HusumFalls_1338.jpg
  • The rising sun begins to illuminate the east face of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
    OR_SteensMountain_EastFace_Sunrise_3...jpg
  • The east face of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is turned golden at sunrise. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
    OR_SteensMountain_EastFace_Close_342...jpg
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