Chatterbox Falls July 5-8, 2008

Follow a highly customized 28' Tollycraft on an adventure to Chatterbox Falls.

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Laird of the Inlet Big spray from Chatterbox. Low tide in the afternoon. The dock at Chatterbox.
Chatterbox Falls. Ribbon falls from the high cliffs are ever changing. More spellbinding scenery. From the dock, looking back down the inlet in the afternoon.
Cliffs and falls on all sides. The volume of the falls changes with the pace of the day. Police boat. Pender Harbor to Chatterbox Falls.

As the sun sets on day 2, I can't imagine a place with more rugged natural beauty than Chatterbox Falls. The roar and spray from the falls in harmony with a thousand everchanging ribbons of water from the tall cliffs create a symphony for the senses that seems to alter time.......and I find I'm staring at it for hours. The surroundings feel subalpine, but I know we are at sea level and the lush foliage seems to suggest rainforest......it's absolutely magical.

Right before nightfall, the police boat arrives to spend the night. I wonder if they heard that Ray and I were coming? I know we were kinda wild, once....but that was the "old days"....and we were much younger then.

So ends day 2. Pender Harbor to Chatterbox Falls. 57.5 miles in 2:54 hours with an average speed of 18 knots.
'Puget Sound Thunder' at the Chatterbox dock. 'Puget Sound Thunder' ...below the cliffs. ...by the Falls.
Morning by the Falls. 'Puget Sound Thunder' Chatterbox Falls.

It's hard to leave Chatterbox Falls; I'd like to hike to the old trapper's cabin that is supposed to be a couple of hours back in the mountains, and I'd like to explore all the nooks and crannies of the inlet.

If ya enjoyed the pics.....more on page 4.

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