Despite the very distant look-but-don't-touch view of the falls, we could appreciate its height as well as its context. I actually think the named part of the falls only refers to the its last tier, where Unicorn Creek looked like it plunged maybe 125ft in the shadowy depths of the canyon. I'm sure the Wonderland Trail down below would've yielded much more satisfying views of this bottom tier alone as well as other waterfalls, but we can't really say more about it since we didn't do it.

Getting the full view you see at the top of this page required me to walk along the Stevens Canyon Road until most of the cascade revealed itself. This requires some caution since there isn't much space on the miniscule shoulder of the road, which becomes an issue when cars are passing by. The official pullout with some signage about glaciers only reveals an angled view of the bottom tier.