Paradise Falls is one of the most spectacular sites in the Gorge. This 35 foot waterfall was formed by the river flowing over two parallel pegmatite dikes which are more resistant to abrasive wear than the rest of the granite in the area. The basin at the floor of the falls is an irregular shaped pothole which was scoured out of granite thousands of years ago. From the erosion of the bedrock over and around Paradise Falls, we can form some idea of the gigantic proportions of the ancient ice river which created it, and we can understand how fiercely it must have swirled through the gore those many years ago. Below the falls, you can see a shadbush which will bear red berries in the late summer.

 

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