The 8 AM Rainbow in the Staubbach Falls

Upon reaching the campground, we were almost immediately greeted by the lady from the next tent who was from the Netherlands. With a combination of my German an a lot of hand motions, she told us about the falls. She communicated to us that when the falls drifted to the left the weather would be good - but when to the right it meant rain.

She also told us that the sun goes behind the west cliff at 4 PM and comes over the east cliff about 8 AM, causing a rainbow in the waterfall. June 5, 1967

The Staubbach Falls

The campground where we are camped is in the green floor of this canyon, almost at the foot of the famous Staubbach Falls. These falls drop so far (almost 1000 ft) that most of the water turns to mist before it hits - it looks something like a lace curtain. It is interesting to watch the changes in the fall - an extra volume of water causes a streamer to depart from the main course, like a thin white finger probing downward until it vaporizes into mist. The fall actually drifts a considerable distance in the wind as it comes down - it was drifting about 10° left when we came into the campground. June 5, 1967