The Sculptor

Silver Falls, Oregon, USA
The Canyon Trail system leads hikers along the banks of the north and south forks of Silver Creek, to 10 majestic waterfalls, including the grand South Falls (177 feet) pictured below.

 


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• magnified section of photo to show scale

 

The Sculptor

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gazing upon this magnificent canyon
cut by time and current in the great rock of the earth
I marvel at the power
at the beauty
at the determination of the relentless river
sculpting this majestic work
tumbling timelessly in crystal clarity
over boulder and falls
ever onward

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photo & poem by: rob kistner © 2010

here is another artist’s view of these falls…

…for more eye-candy check out this site: Scenic Sunday

27 thoughts on “The Sculptor”

  1. When I saw the first picture, thought it is an average sized fall, but then I saw the second..It is massive falls..and people can go right below it.. Must be an awesome experience!!

    Great photos and thanks for sharing it!!

  2. My wife and I ‘collect’ waterfalls and this is a beautiful that I would like to add to our collection. Your picture is beautiful and I like the description of the river at work that you penned.
    Thanks for visiting my site.

  3. Magnificent waterfall; it was a great idea to enlarge part of the picture for scale. The autumn colors are a perfect accent.
    Thanks for visiting!

  4. Hi Stine –

    Thank you for visiting… 😉

    To be more precise, I refer to the river as the sculptor — of many things as it flows through time. The falls in this case is the sculpture.

    …rob

  5. Lovely cadence, the rhythm flowing so much like nature, I feel I am there in your glorious poem. Pictures are awesome, water looks like it is a spirit! Is it true that Oregan is named after Oregon? Sounds like a Celestial sojourn. Lovely.

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