Dorothy Falls

Dororthy Falls is a waterfall in Colorado Springs, CO. It is on private land so the waterfall is not visited often. It’s fed by a natural spring and creek. When there is a lot of rain it really flows but most of the time the water flow is as seen.

Colorado, because of the heights of the Rockies is virtually a desert. The west side of the state gets quite a bit of rain but most of the rest of the state not much at all. Colorado is the only state in the union I have experienced snow in August.

At any rate I hiked with a few friends from the Glen Eyrie castle the 1.5 miles or so to the waterfalls. The whole area is truly a work of natural art. To get to the waterfall you have to follow a creek or stream bed. Being in Colorado the stream had quite a bit of native brook trout in it. I feel there is little more beautiful than native brook trout. The creek bed is also loaded with snakes. I have to admit I cannot stand snakes and regard them as somewhat a necessary evil.

I found it interesting that long before we reached the falls we could hear the water running over it. The area definitely did not disappoint. It was quite a sight the red granite, the water running, and various critters running to and from all over the spillway area of the waterfall. For some time I was not sure if one of the numerous chipmunks that were running around in this area was going to run up my pants leg or not. It kind of reminded me of the scene from Bambi when all the critters were congregated.

It was interesting both warm and cold water moss were growing in the area chipmunks everywhere, a variety of different birds and larger brook trout were swimming in the pool at the base of the falls. Although the water flow was not as high as I have seen in other locations and other waterfalls there was something really special about this place. I found a specific serenity, a specific oneness with nature at this place. I think I shot the falls and the flora and fauna around it for maybe 15 minutes but I stayed at the location for somewhere around 2 hours. It was a great time of rejuvenation both mentally and spiritually.



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