Franklin Falls

 I love seeing Franklin Falls when there is lots of ice at the Falls. This is located off of exit 47 on I-90 east of North Bend.
In the winter when the access road is closed, it becomes an 8 mile round trip hike.

 I also like the views of the snowy South Fork of the Snoqualmie River along the way.

 There was enough fresh snow so that the trail was not icy this morning. But not enough snow of this packed trail to need snowshoes.

 View as we approached Franklin Falls. The last bit of trail is very narrow as it goes around the rocky wall. Not many people this early in the morning.

 Quite a bit of the falls has frozen.

 There is also lots of frozen icicles along the rock walls on either side of the falls.

 Franklin Falls has a drop of 135 ft, but only 70 ft of the drop is seen from below the falls.

love how parts of the falls freeze when it gets cold

 lots of water still coming over the falls to stir up the water below.

View of the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River below the falls.

a friendly snowman along the trail