Ripping waterfall below Camp Far West ReserviorLocated about an hour's drive north of Sacramento, is the Spenceville Wildlife Area encompassing 11,942 acres of beautiful oak woodland hills. Dry Creek is the major tributary flowing through the Wildlife Area.
With above average rainfall this year, Dry Creek is not so dry. It is flowing pretty good and late winter is a prime time to visit. About 2 1/2 miles from the trail-head is Fairy Falls, consisting of two major falls (Upper and Lower Falls) separated by a couple deep pools, as it cascades down Dry Creek.
Today, Herb and Kay Lee, Mike Broderick, Dick Fraschetti and I drove up to Spenceville to check out the falls. Enroute, we stopped at Camp Far West Reservior which is at max capacity.
A tremendous amount of water is flowing over the dam's spillway and roaring into Bear River.
Dick, Herb, Kay and Mike above Bear River
We hike over a little hill to get a close-up view of the waterfall roaring out of Camp Far West
It was really cranking!!
Camp Far West at max capacity
Don't jump Mike!
Water flowing over spillway of Camp Far West into Bear River (above and below)
About 10 miles east of Camp Far West is the Spenceville Wildlife Area. Dry Creek was flowing pretty good this year (above and below).
Hiking the low road to Fairy Falls
Spenceville is noted for its stately oaks
Dry Creek below Fairy Falls
A little side waterfall flowing into Dry Creek
First glimpse of Lower Falls behind boulder
Lower Falls drops 60'
A couple deep pools between upper and lower falls
View of Dry Creek below Lower Falls
Dramatic Upper Falls plunges 60'
Another view of Upper Falls
Above Upper Falls is a bump and drop
View of creek above Upper Falls
Herb on the edge
New growth of California buck-eye leaves . . . spring is near
Heading back . . . end of a beautiful day
Me and the cows
