Franklin Falls

We took exit 47 off of I-90 to hike to Franklin Falls today. The access road is closed because of the snow, so we parked under the overpass and walked down the closed access road. Because of the road closure, this is a 7-8 mile round trip hike with 700 ft of gain.
The route was well packed down, so we did not need snowshoes. We brought micro spikes but did not need them as there was enough fresh snow so it was not icy.

This is a walk through the forest, but there were nice views of theSouth Fork of the Snoqualmie River and some distant peaks

Shortly after reaching the summer trailhead, we saw this adorable red cottage across the river.















Some small cascades along the river.

 First view of Franklin Falls as we came down the trail

 lots of icicles near the falls

 rainbow near the base of the falls

 side views of the falls

 We saw several large chunks of ice drop off from the far side of the falls while we were there this afternoon.

 View opposite the falls