19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Glacial Memories

A 200ft waterfall tumbles over the edge of glacial-carved stone in the Palouse. The Palouse Falls was created more than 13,000 years ago from Glacial Lake Missoula floods during the Ice Age. It is also one of the last active Ice Age created waterfalls.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Pasco, Washington, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Maia Aikens