Benham Falls is another one of those places I've been meaning to visit. A couple of days ago I finally made the trip. Benham falls is a section of white water on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. While not a classical vertical drop water fall it is still quite an impressive sight to see. So join me for a quick visual tour of Benham Falls.

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The first sight of the river on the short walk to the overlook.

The view from the over look.

American Whitewater says these are class IV-V rapids depending on the water flow cfs (cubic feet per second). Also some interesting history of the falls from the site:

This spectacular section of river formed 7000 years ago when the Lava Butte eruption buried the channel of the Deschutes River in more than 100 feet of lava creating a natural dam. Benham Falls was the outlet from the lake that formed; over time the river cut through the volcanic rock and the lake drained but some impressive whitewater remains.

Another view further below the falls.

A golden mantled squirrel popped out to say hello and take in the view. Me thinks he also might see humans as a good source of food. 😁

A little more of a walk and we find ourselves at the river. Across the river you can see the edge of the lave flow that covered the original channel thousands of years ago.

And lastly a couple of blur motion shots of the water. The one on the left was hand held and the other one was with the camera set on a post using the remote shutter release. Okay results but I could clearly use some more practice and perhaps a tri-pod. 🤪

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