Today, a colleague and I traveled to North Idaho in search of Shadow Falls and Fern Falls. I had originally planned on shooting there earlier last month, but was unable to do so. The trip started out at 9:30am. The trip was about 2 hours long; not too bad, any road trip under 10 hours is always a good road trip.

When we reached our destination, Jason and I were slightly surprised to see trace elements of snow on the ground. It was obviously a cold day from the start; when we reached the Falls, the temperature was 27 degrees, only rising four more degrees in the 4 hours we were there. The sun had wiped out most of the snow by the time we left.

The first fall that we reached was Fern Falls; a beautiful fall that was only enhanced by the collection of ice at the bottom and the icicles hanging from the rocks. The flow was fairly light, which was expected at this time of year. It made for great photos; 6 to 10 second exposures were a staple to capture the serene elements.

The second fall, Shadow Falls, was much larger and had a great cove built into the left side of the pool. Once again, 6 to 10 second exposures were needed. The water flowed slowly over the side as it collected at the bottom, running down to Fern Falls below it.

After packing up our gear; which included 2-medium format, 1-large format, and 2 digital cameras and array of other gear, we headed home to what was then 41 degree weather in Spokane.

Take a look at Shadow Falls, posted in my galleries; the ice really adds a nice twist to the fall. There will be a couple more images that make it here later in the week.