The New Mooney Falls

The new Mooney is actually a tremendous experience. The water is much more shallow as it was dumped with sediment from the flood and you can get closer to the waterfall without having to swim. The water is also a touch warmer now that it isn't so deep. However, it is still super cold water coming off that 200 ft. fall!

Swim east (left) to the wall and you can find great adventures. There is still an area that you can climb up and jump from. However, the real piece of interest is scaling along the wall toward the waterfall. The current is super strong and there are sections of rock that poke out that are exposed to the current and spray coming from the waterfall.

The first rock extrusion that you come to is at the same spot that you jump from. Although you cannot pass this rock extrusion to make your way closer to the fall, you can swim underneath it. It is only a 3 or 4 foot swim and you are on your way.
You then are in a small cove protected from the current and spray.

The next rock extrusion is only 15 feet from the first. However, this one is impassible as far as we know it. It is much bigger and deeper than the first and is very exposed to the current. However, you can swim underneath this extrusion to get a look at the fall pounding into the pool below (a real rare image). As you swim down, you are extremely close to the fall and the current will sweep you downstream.

This is a great adventure that may be somewhat different than past adventures at Mooney due to the changes in water depth etc.