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Horizontal orientation.
Pillar Falls is located along the Snake River just east of Twin Falls. It is most recognizable by the large rhyolite stone pillars across the width of the river, but besides the large pillars, there are various levels of rock, and several cascading layers of waterfalls. During the spring and summer, much of the rock is covered with water, but when the water levels are low, one can walk out on the rock, completely crossing the river. The rock forms such unique shapes that it feels as if one is walking on a different planet when exploring the area. On the mid-January morning that I shot this image, I crossed over on the exposed rock and explored the north side of the river for a while, hiking along the shore until I could get a pretty good view of Shoshone Falls. There was barely a trickle of water flowing over the falls, so nothing photo-worthy, but it was a nice hike and interesting to see how close one could hike to Shoshone Falls. On my way back, the sun was cresting the canyon wall, and casting a warm glow on the rock, and causing bright and clear reflections in the water. I shot this image to catch the sun-star peeking from behind the largest pillars.
Horizontal orientation.
Pillar Falls is located along the Snake River just east of Twin Falls. It is most recognizable by the large rhyolite stone pillars across the width of the river, but besides the large pillars, there are various levels of rock, and several cascading layers of waterfalls. During the spring and summer, much of the rock is covered with water, but when the water levels are low, one can walk out on the rock, completely crossing the river. The rock forms such unique shapes that it feels as if one is walking on a different planet when exploring the area. On the mid-January morning that I shot this image, I crossed over on the exposed rock and explored the north side of the river for a while, hiking along the shore until I could get a pretty good view of Shoshone Falls. There was barely a trickle of water flowing over the falls, so nothing photo-worthy, but it was a nice hike and interesting to see how close one could hike to Shoshone Falls. On my way back, the sun was cresting the canyon wall, and casting a warm glow on the rock, and causing bright and clear reflections in the water. I shot this image to catch the sun-star peeking from behind the largest pillars.
