Volume 7 , Issue 40

Treasure Falls - Near Pagosa Springs, Colorado...

Treasure Falls is located North of Pagosa Springs, Colorado has you begin driving, climbing up towards Wolf Creek Pass and then to South Fork. We found this marker and snapped some waterfall photos 7 October 2005. .

The sign reads: As you gaze upon Treasure Falls look for the water ouzel, the bird that walks under water. High in the San Juan mountains, the water of Falls Creek begins to flow. Gaiing momentum, it gathers in larger and larger revulets until a stream is born. Flowing with the pull of gravity, the stream surges into Falls Creek and cascades 105 feet over Treasure Falls.

The San Juan mountains are home to the water ouzel, a stout looking, grey bird, found along unpolluted rivers. Ouzel's nest in rock crevices over a stream which provide easy access to food and shelter. Watch for them along Falls Creek as they dart below the water to feed on insects along the stream bottom.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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