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Title
Snoqualmie Falls
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Kristin Elmquist
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Photograph
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Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington, USA. It is one of Washington's most popular scenic attractions, but is perhaps best known internationally for its appearance in the cult television series Twin Peaks. More than 1.5 million visitors come to the Falls every year, where there is a two acre park, and observation deck.
Most of the river is diverted into the power plants, but at times the river is high enough to flow across the entire precipice, which creates an almost blinding spray. High water occurs following a period of heavy rains or snow followed by warm rainy weather. This can occur during the rainy season which lasts from November through March. During high water, the falls take on a curtain form.
For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived for centuries in the Snoqualmie Valley in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality. A traditional burial site, to the Snoqualmie, the falls are "the place where First Woman and First Man were created by Moon the Transformer" and "where prayers were carried up to the Creator by great mists that rise from the powerful flow." The mists rising from the base of the waterfall are said to serve to connect Heaven and Earth.
The falls were first nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as a traditional cultural property for its association with the beliefs of the Snoqualmie people. However, the property owner, Puget Sound Energy, objected to the listing. The falls were subsequently determined eligible for listing in the National Register. The owners rescinded their objection and on September 2, 2009, the falls were formally listed in the National Register.
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August 25th, 2012
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Everett, WA - United States
Now that sure feels like home Kristin. Excellent capture. Favorite / Vote.
Culleoka, TN - United States
Thanks, Michael, for featuring this image in the Waterfalls Group. I appreciate it. :)
Culleoka, TN - United States
Thanks, Randy, for featuring this image in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. :)
Culleoka, TN - United States
Thanks, Randy, Lingfai, Xueling, Oiyee, Kim, Matthias, Madeline, Kay and Ann. I appreciate all of your wonderful comments and support. I'm so glad that this brings you wonderful memories, Randy. Kim - go ahead and paint it, but if you do, I hope you will put more daisies in the foreground than I was able to capture. :)
Iola, WI - United States
I especially love all forms of waterfalls, Kristin, but this one holds special memories for me, as when I used to live in Tacoma, Washington, I got to see this infamous falls of glory, along with the World's Fair, in Seattle, when the Space Needle was first entered, and the World's Fair in Spokane, Washington when I was first married to my wonderful wife, of 44 years, and Point Defiance, and the Daffodil festival, etc. So, this falls brings back lots of memories, and your capture and angle of shot, and presentation are superlative. Thanks for the memories, Kristin! fave and vote
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