Dry Falls is a 3.5 mile long scalloped precipice in central Washington on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, and at the head of the Lower Grand Coulee. Ten times the size of Niagara Falls, Dry Falls is thought to be the greatest known waterfall that ever existed. According to the current geological model, catastrophic flooding channeled water at 65 miles per hour through the Upper Grand Coulee and over this 400-foot rock face at the end of the last ice age. At this time, it is estimated that the flow of the falls was ten times the current flow of all the rivers in the world combined.
Today, this massive cliff can be viewed above from the Dry Falls Interpretive Center, part of Sun Lakes State Park between the towns of Soap Lake and Coulee City. Dry Falls Lake which sits at the base of -- what else -- Dry Falls, is a Fly Fishing only lake. Although there is a "one fish limit" nearly all anglers practice catch and release there. I am embarrassed to admit, that I caught 74 fish there one day, and over 150 for the weekend. Most of the fish caught were between 18 and 20 inches, although there were some around 16. It is an absolutely beautiful setting for fishing.
I missed many photo ops while my main focus was fishing. But, once I bought a camera I did get a few photos at Dry Falls before turning entirely to Wildlife Photography:
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| American Avocet |
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| Black Crowned Night Heron (Juvenile) |
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| Dragonfly |
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| Porcupine |
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| Violet Green Swallow |
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