Swallow Falls Photos
New Year's Day 2001
Youghiogheny River before the Upper Falls - just before the river spills over the Upper Swallow Falls. Click image for larger view.
Looking Down the Youghiogheny from Swallow Falls - looking down river from the top of the Upper Swallow Falls. Click image for larger view.
Winter View of the Youghiogheny - positioned below the Lower Falls, looking up river at the Lower Swallow Falls and the Upper Falls in the distance. Click image for larger view.
Winter View of the Youghiogheny from Above - looking down river along the Youghiogheny from the heights along the river. Click image for larger view.
Muddy Falls from the Trail - view of the frozen Muddy Falls from the side of the trail. You can't really tell from the photo, but the falls are roughly 65 feet tall. Click image for larger view.
Frozen Muddy Falls Closeup - view of Muddy Falls from the middle of Muddy Creek. You can see the only part of the falls that is still flowing is to the very right in this photo. Click image for larger view.
Muddy Creek Before the Falls - view looking upstream of a snowy Muddy Creek just above the falls. Click image for a larger view.
Icy Rocks Near Muddy Falls - large ice formations in the rocks next to Muddy Falls. Again, there's nothing to relate scale inthis photo, but the ice pillars in the middle of the photo are about 4 to 5 feet tall. There formations were right along the trail. Click image for larger view.
New Snow on Muddy Creek - wintery view looking downstream along Muddy Creek. Muddy Creek empties into the Youghiogheny at the very right edge of the photo. Click image for larger view.
The End of Muddy Creek - again, looking downstream along Muddy Creek to where it ends at the Youghiogheny. This photo is taken from the middle of the frozen creek. Click image for larger view.
October 23, 2001
Upper Swallow Falls - the Youghiogheny River as it cascades down the Upper Swallow Falls. Click image for larger view.
Lower Swallow Falls - wide view of the Lower Swallow Falls, taken from the rocks in the Youghiogheny River. Click image for larger view.
Trailside View of the Lower Swallow Falls - another view of the Lower Falls as seen from the hiking trail. Click image for larger view.
Hiking Trail Through Swallow Falls State Park - an interesting view from the hiking loop that takes you along the Youghoigheny River and through a virgin stand of Pine and Hemlocks. Click image for larger view.
Muddy Creek Falls - the waters of Muddy Creek traveling over the falls prior to its intersection with the Youghiogheny. Click image for larger view.
Muddy Creek Falls II - another view of Muddy Creek Falls in autumn. Click image for larger view.
From the Top of Muddy Creek Falls - view from the top of Muddy Creek Falls, looking down stream to its intersection with the Youghiogheny River. Click image for larger view.
Looking Over the Edge of Muddy Creek Falls - looking straight down to the bottom of Muddy Creek Falls over 60 feet below. Click image for larger view.
© 2003 by David Smith