Racehorse Falls

To the left of the falls is reason for the falls' name. The hole in the rock there does resemble the head of racehorse, though the hole is not always visible when there is more water coming over the falls. Interestingly, another falls further up the creek is named Triple Crown Falls.

These falls are in the area of Slide Mountain where we went fossil-hunting, though this photo was taken on another visit to the area. The landslide we searched for fossils is further up the stream and above and to the right side of the picture, on the side of Slide Mountain.

In fact, when the landslide occurred on January 5, 2009, the creek was temporarily blocked by the slide and when the water finally broke through caused a flood of water, rocks and trees to come down the creek and over the falls, scouring out the area and changing the landscape.

The area of the falls was overgrown with trees at that time but was opened up by the landslide and its results and fossils can be found here as well. In fact, a huge fossil of bird tracks found here is now on display at Western Washington University in Bellingham.