Starveout Creek

In the mid-Columbia River Gorge, a creek (and later its falls) was originally named “Starveout Creek” due to a wreck in 1884 where two trains were trapped in a blizzard for two weeks. Nobody died, but it was clearly nip and tuck for awhile.

Fast forward to today and the 227-foot Starvation Creek Falls drops out of a slot and into a natural bowl, where the creek spills down through a large bed of rocks before cascading past a picnic area and on to the Columbia River.

Starvation Creek Falls

Butterflies

On a nice day I took a leisurely stroll over to the waterfalls. And, what a nice location it is.

I enjoyed the deep slot canyon, dazzled by the beauty of the falls. To my delight, there were also quite a few butterflies enjoying the misty area.

Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly

Starvation Creek

Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly