We Love Waterfalls

When we are out and about, we love to look for waterfalls. We're hardly intrepid about it, but a short hike can sometimes result in some spectacular scenery. The photo above was taken along Henry's Fork of the Snake River near the overlook of Upper and Lower Mesa Falls. Unfortunately, the photographer did not realize the shutter was sticking. Hope you can make out the gorgeous falls in the center of the "frame."

Here is a similarly framed view of the lower falls. The location provides great memories for Neal, who floated the river with his father, uncle and cousin in the early 1960's. Note the rainbow.

Here is a shot of the river flowing away from the falls, where the raft trip began. The amateur photographer managed to make it look like the river is flowing up! Note the high canyon walls, the rockfall, and the lodgepole pine forest.


Can you guess who this enthusiastic former rafter might be?

This is a video of Cave Falls in Yellowstone. Listen carefully for the children and the old man.



This is world famous Tower Falls in Yellowstone. The view from an overlook just a few minutes down the trail left us breathless. In Neal's case, the hike may have been the culprit.


Along the trail down the mountainside toward the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, we caught this glimpse of the Upper Falls in the distance. This was as close as we got.

The Yellowstone River rushing past the overlook and crashing over the cliffs over three hundred feet into the valley below. The site brings back memories of Neal's family's trip to Yellowstone because this is the spot his younger brother climbed over a protective railing to get closer to the water. A very quick father saved the day, yanking the little boy to safety. Today, as you can see, the railing has been replaced with a taller chain link fence.


The next video gives a sense of the Yellowstone River flying over the precipice of the Lower Falls, plummeting into the canyon below, and rushing on through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.



This is lovely Waimea Falls on the north shore of Oahu. It's just a short hike through a tropical nature preserve to get there. Peaceful, serene, and very lovely.

We hope you enjoyed some of our waterfalls. We treasure the memories of these visits and hope to make many more.