Lazy Bear Falls

Lazy Bear Falls starts off by dropping over a 20' plunge, followed immediately by the main drop, a 50' tall segmented drop into a beautiful pool. This is a great falls for photography because there are a ton of different angles to play with once you get to the creek. The falls are one of the few falls that look good with both a slow and fast shutter speed. Lazy Bear Falls quickly became one of my favorites after my first two visits and I will definitely keep returning. I know spring has arrived when I make my first trip into Lazy Bear Falls every year.

I originally heard about this waterfall on Falls Creek via a picture taken by Pat Buller. There are too many Falls Creek Falls already and this falls is nice enough to get a special name. I couldn't come up with anything until my second trip to the falls. I drove into the camp area to see a black bear sitting right next to the fire pit munching on something. I expected him to take off when he saw me but he just sat there so I honked. He slowly looked up at me then went back to eating. I honked again . . . same thing. My camera was in the trunk so I started to back up so I could safely get it out. When he heard me backing up he slowly got up and wandered off into the woods. I later found an empty bag of Sun Chips by the fire pit so I think he was licking the salt from the inside. I found his laziness to be both quite humorous but also insulting to other hard working bears out there (Yogi, Smokey, etc). I named the falls Lazy Bear Falls after this guy.