slgwv's photos with the keyword: Portland Creek

Portland Creek, looking upstream from the Amphitheater Campground bridge the day after the flood. It's back to being a picturesque little stream! At the height of the flood the boulders in the middle were completely covered by muddy water. The downstream view, in its slot canyon, is in the inset.

Portland Creek, after the flood, looking down the slot canyon from the Amphitheater Campground bridge. Ouray, Colorado, is beyond.

In flood, in a slot canyon downstream from the bridge on the way to Amphitheater Campground. A house in Ouray, Colorado, is visible in the distance--I hope they're far enough above the creek!

In flood, in the aftermath of an intense thunderstorm. I'm standing on a bridge here, which led to our campground, and you could hear the rumble of the bed load from the rocks tumbling down the falls. Geology in action! On the other (downstream) side of the bridge, the creek drops into a slot canyon (see inset), on its way to join the Uncompahgre River. Just outside Ouray, Colorado.