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Cataract Creek Winter Storm

Cataract Creek Winter Storm is a photograph taken in a beautiful and unique scene in Marin County, California. Cataract Creek Winter Storm is the location of one of the best waterfall hikes in California.

Cataract Creek is a creek that flows though the watershed North of Mount Tamalpais. The falls of Cataract Creek Winter Storm is one of several falls that occurs on Cataract Creek.  The Creek flows down a steep ravine and creates several photogenic and scenic waterfalls. The waterfall vary in heights and formation, but all our beautiful.

The trail that brings you to Cataract Creek Winter Storm is one of the most popular trails in the Bay Area.  The Scenery and unique easily accessibility to several waterfalls makes the hike very popular to do in the winter when the Creek is at high flow.

Cataract Creek Winter Storm was taken during a break between the Pacific Storms that can dump tremendous amounts of rain on the Mount Tamalpais watershed. Cataract Creek was flowing at a tremendous level, water spraying everywhere throughout the hike up Cataract Creek. The ferns and moss in the ravine that Cataract Creek flows through were as green as could be. The sound of flowing water was roaring as I photographed Cataract Creek Winter Storm.

The hike up Cataract Creek is a great hike for a photographer. The hike is steep but there are so many stops along the way to photograph flowing water that you forget about the steepness of the trail. Parking is tight and you should get their early in the day before the crowds can descend on the limited parking. A cloudy day is the best lighting to give you diffused light with long exposures to capture a mystical feel to the picture. It is best to wait a few days after a good winter storm to allow the mud in the water to clear out.

Cataract Creek Winter Storm is taken in a beautiful scene in Marin County.