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Christine Falls

Mt Rainier National Park / Paradise, Washington, USA

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Christine Falls was a conspicuous waterfall that we stumbled upon after missing the trailhead for the nearby Comet Falls.

So given how easy it was to notice this waterfall, I have to believe that for most visitors passing through the Nisqually Entrance of Mt Rainier National Park, it would most likely be their first waterfall seen.

Rainier_195_08252011 - Christine Falls
Christine Falls

Therefore, I have to believe that it would be one of the most photographed subjects in Mt Rainier National Park as well.

The road between the Nisqually Entrance and Paradise (a little hamlet where a lot of tourist activity is at) crossed over Van Trump Creek between the upper and lower tiers of this waterfall.

There was a short paved trail leading to the lower viewpoint where we were able to see the main tier of the Christine Falls plunging beneath the Nisqually-Paradise Road as seen in the photograph above.

We were also able to walk onto that bridge from back on the road where we looked upstream to get even closer frontal views of the upper tiers of Christine Falls.

Rainier_202_08252011 - View of the upper tiers of Christine Falls from the road bridge cutting above it
View of the upper tiers of Christine Falls from the road bridge cutting above it

I even witnessed plenty of motorists just pause on the bridge and take photos before moving on (generally when no other cars were behind).

I’ve read that the Christine Falls was named after Christine Van Trump, the daughter of a mountaineer named P. B. Van Trump.

Christine was known for accompanying her father on an ascent of Mt Rainier (up to 10,000ft) despite a nervous disorder.

Authorities

Christine Falls resides in Mt Rainier National Park near Puyallup in Pierce County, Washington. It is administered by the National Park Service. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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