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Hike 1/17 Franklin Falls / Denny Creek
Thin snow cover on the Franklin Falls Trail


Most of the trail was packed snow and ice, necessitating traction devices


Lots of huge old growth along the trail


A peak into a snowy canyon of the Snoqualmie River


First sight of Franklin Falls


Icicles clung to the cliff walls thanks to the sub-freezing temps


Traffic roars by on the high elevated roadway, oblivious to what's below


River rocks were coated in a layer of ice


The river bank looked like broken glass-- the icy formations built up by the spray from the falls


Look for the water droplets flowing underneath the coating of ice


Trying to capture every image of the falls beauty


It wasn't the snowy spectacle I had hoped it would be, but was still a special sight.


Ice on everything


Ice formations on a rock stair step on the trail


The footbridge over Denny Creek


Crossing under the freeway on a forest trail


Entering the wilderness area, the traffic noise faded away


Denny Creek Waterslides, a fun water play area in the summer


The waterslides


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