Irritability, restlessness, obsession . . . these, and more, are feelings we get when it has been months since we’ve plunged over a pretty significant horizon line. It’s the same feeling as a caffeine addict who hasn’t had their caffeine. Or the ravenous feeling of hunger after hours and hours without food. You just want it so bad . . .
Without much water, our options were limited . . . A few waterfalls stood out in my mind, but the one that I was obsessed about (and wanted to check off of my waterfall list) was Money Drop on Rock Creek, near Stevenson, WA. This waterfall is pretty unique, in that the banks of the river have been falling in over the last few years, and continue to fall in today. The waterfall has gone from 70 feet to 30 feet, and now stands about 55-60 feet high.
I fired up this drop, as Nate and Ryan Scott shot video. The day couldn’t have gone any better– warm sun, radiant rainbow in the pool below and the perfect line.
CAUTION: Due to an injury a few weeks after I had run this drop, landowners have gotten more strict about trespassing into the area to scout the waterfall and run it. The most current descent of the falls has brought policemen out and risks the chance of getting fined. Please be respectful of private land.
For a detailed write-up of Money Drop, visit www.liquidkayak.com.
A few weeks after the Money Drop ‘huck’, we talked ourselves into hiking up Eagle Creek, OR. After two miles of shouldering our kayaks up the narrow trail, we arrived at Punchbowl Falls. After glancing at the falls for a short time, we agreed that the river was the lowest we had ever seen. My husband, Nate, and Johnny Ott decided to fire up the waterfall anyhow. I’d like to say that they had mixed results, but they didn’t. Both came walking up the trail towards us holding their ribs, dragging their feet and moaning and groaning in pain.
We walked away with some pretty cool photos . . . But, needless to say, they didn’t convince the rest of the crew to run Punchbowl Falls.
Nate flying off Punchbowl and throwing his paddle
Johnny running Punchbowl
Well, we got a little satisfaction from our hucks, but still waiting on some rain to bring in more options. Enjoy the photos!
Heather Herbeck
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