RHH's photos with the keyword: paradise river

Narada Falls is on the Paradise River in Mount Rainier National Park and drops 168 feet into a steep gorge. It is along the Mount Rainier Highway, but to see the falls from this vantage point a short hike is necessary.

Narada Falls is along the Mount Rainier Highway between Longmire and Paradise. There is a viewing area for the falls, but from the viewing area one looks straight down on the top of the lower (and larger) falls. This photo was taken from the viewing area and looks down into the canyon below. To see the falls as shown below it is necessary to hike a short ways down the canyon where there is another viewpoint. Narada Falls is actually composed of two cascades, the upper, which is visible from the viewing area, drops twenty feet (6 meters) and the lower, shown here, which drops 168 feet (51 meters). The falls are on the Paradise River. They were named after the Narada Theosophical Society of Tacoma, "narada" a Hindu word meaning "pure."

Taken at the viewpoint for Narada Falls, this is the Paradise River just above the falls. At the viewpoint the falls themselves are seen from above, not a very good view, but there is a trail to a better viewpoint. The trail was closed when we were there but we took turns sneaking down to the viewpoint and this was taken while my wife was down on the trail.