Upper Quincy Falls
Upstream from most of the drops on Quincy Creek is a tall plunge off a sandstone slab. While it is uncomfortable close to the close-shorn lands around Quincy airport, the waterfall is much larger than the others on the creek and is well worth the bushwhack. During the summer moss hangs low from the drop to create a dripping, stinking beard from the sandstone.
Directions
Park on the north side of the large old mill, about 2.4 miles north of Dollar Bay. Follow the trail upstream, making your way around the crumbling piles of poor rock. The trail ends at the top of the railroad grade (now an ATV trail) but the waterfalls start below. Head down to the creek, making your way upstream to the falls. Continue past the different drops of Quincy Falls until you reach the uppermost waterfall, an impressive plunge off a slab of sandstone.
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Visits
Seen in February, March and April.
- low, and thick with green growth
Not quite as scenic as I had hoped, the tallest drop on Quincy Creek was a splattering mess flowing over thick dregs of green growth. The green gunk stunk something fierce. I crept closer, doing my best to ignore the stench, before turning around and heading to the bank. Gooseneck and Dover Creek turn into raging rivers during spring melt, why can't Quincy? Maybe I missed that time of year.
- spring melt
The upper waterfall, the new waterfall I was hoping we could find, was more than I had hoped for. A tall plunge over sandstone, splattering onto flat rocks below, made for a much more impressive drop than any of the lower downstream ones. Faith and I rushed up to the drop, slowly circling behind on the icy surface as we breathed in the misty air. Mist. This waterfall had mist!
- covered in ice and snow
On previous visits I had turned around at the third drop, forced back by the falling night. I held some suspicion that another drop was waiting ahead. Sure enough, a few short twists and I was faced with an odd site. The gorge simply ended at a point ahead. This could mean only one thing: the small creek must pour into this gorge here, making a relatively tall waterfall that was now covered in ice and snow.
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I climbed down over behind the mill to find the trail and found what seemed to be the trail with a No Trespassing sign next to it.
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