Bingham Falls Waterfall Stowe Vermont Open Edition
by Edward Fielding
Title
Bingham Falls Waterfall Stowe Vermont Open Edition
Artist
Edward Fielding
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Note: The watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
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Black and white image of a waterfall in Stowe, Vermont. Fine art photography by Edward M. Fielding - www.edwardfielding.com
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Bingham Falls is a series of cascades in a narrow gorge culminating in a 30 foot leap into a large round pool. The West Branch of the Waterbury River flows into a narrow crevice, over some small intermediary cascades, then crashes into the tight gorge below. After flowing over and around large boulders in the middle gorge, the river collects itself for the 30 foot plunge into the pool below. The falls were very nearly lost to us. A developer from Massachusetts attempted to purchase the land around the falls for the purpose of building a resort. Although the falls were supposed to remain accessible to the public, swimming was no longer going to be permitted. Happily, the developer was thwarted, and Bingham Falls will remain in pristine condition. I visited the falls in late June of 2005. There is some fairly major trail work being done. The steep scramble to the base will be a thing of the past. A stone stairway is being constructed and is slated to be finished in October. The names Lewis Falls, Grotto Cascade and Orpha Cascade have been associated with the falls in the distant past, but the names have long fallen out of use. Grotto Cascade referred specifically to the shelving drop just above the lowest tier, Lewis Falls seemed to refer to the tight drop leading into the gorge proper, Orpha Cascade referred to the upper cascades, and Roaring Falls referred specifically to the lowest tier.
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December 1st, 2014
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