The last time I hiked through the deep Blodgett Canyon, it was nearly 90 degrees and the sun was brutal. This time, winter was starting to creep into this ancient glacially-carved drainage. Blodgett Canyon is home to towering granite cliffs, gigantic moraine boulders, and 2 dramatic waterfalls. The falls are relatively close to one another and they are location around 5miles up the trail. The trail itself follows Blodgett Creek with its cascades and beaver ponds. The first waterfall is called Chasm Falls, and imagine this, it is a chasm. Flying the DJI Phantom 4 drone over this deep cut through the solid rock captures a scene that few (if any) have ever seen. The second falls is named Cascade Falls, and they (drumroll please) cascade a vast series of steps that covers roughly 250 yards of the streambed.

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The Don Mackey Memorial at the trailhead
The Don Mackey Memorial at the trailhead
Limited colors with unique clouds
Limited colors with unique clouds
Blodgett Creek and one of the many granite domes
Blodgett Creek and one of the many granite domes
Crags over Blodgett Canyon
Crags over Blodgett Canyon
Reflections of a glaciated past
Reflections of a glaciated past
The cascades of Blodgett Creek as it tumbles over a glacial moraine
The cascades of Blodgett Creek as it tumbles over a glacial moraine
A small waterfall about 2.5 miles up the trail
A small waterfall about 2.5 miles up the trail
The pack bridge
The pack bridge
The arch on the ridge above the pack bridge
The arch on the ridge above the pack bridge

Thin skiff of snow on the trail
Thin skiff of snow on the trail
Wolf tracks!
Wolf tracks!

Chasm Falls
Chasm Falls
Long exposure of Blodgett Creek
Long exposure of Blodgett Creek
The fall leading into Chasm Falls
The fall leading into Chasm Falls
Cascade Falls of Blodgett Creek
Cascade Falls of Blodgett Creek
The upper set at Cascade Falls
The upper set at Cascade Falls

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