Here is another must see.

From the river, this alcove seems pretty unassuming and if you didn’t know any better might easily be skipped. Don’t skip it. It’s worth every minute!

The alcove is gigantic. It’s hard to grasp its enormity but I will attempt to share it with you in these images.

To get a good silhouette you just need the background to be lighter than your subject. And don’t expose for your subject, expose for the lit up background.

This is shooting upriver with two people in it to try to show scale.

This is shooting from one end of the opening to the other where our 36-foot raft was parked. The boat looks small and the people tiny. This begins to give you some idea of the immensity of the cavern.

I was able to walk upriver along the shore and get into a position that allowed this shot. With the boat and people there it begins to show the scale of our lunch spot.

No wonder people float this river again and again or spend their lives hiking it. With such a short amount of time on the river, we explore the most popular places. Imagine the hidden gems most people never see.

Happy Shooting!