Archives: Waterfalls
Phillips Gulch Waterfall
The Phillips Gulch Falls was a rather hidden and obscure waterfall within Salt Point State Park that dropped right into the turbulent waves of the Pacific.
Russian Gulch Waterfall
Russian Gulch Falls (or Russian Gulch Waterfall) was a lush 35ft waterfall nestled within the fern-filled Russian Gulch State Park on the Mendocino Coast.
Gold Dust Falls and the Gold Bluffs Beach Waterfalls
Gold Dust Falls and the Gold Bluffs Beach Waterfalls were a trio of thin but tall (50-80ft) waterfalls along a quiet elk-grazing part of the Davidson Trail.
Fern Canyon Waterfalls
The Fern Canyon Waterfalls was our waterfallers excuse to experience this popular narrow canyon where ferns draped its walls for nearly its entire length.
Trillium Falls
Trillium Falls was a small 12-15ft waterfall whose claim to fame was really its trail that meandered amongst large coastal redwood trees from Elk Meadow.
Dora Falls
Dora Falls was a secluded 30ft waterfall situated very close to the US101 and a redwood grove. It had surprisingly good flow, and I even had the falls alone.
Chamberlain Creek Waterfall
The Chamberlain Creek Waterfall is a secluded 50ft falls in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest between Willits and Fort Bragg near the Mendocino Coast.
Hayes Creek Falls
Hayes Creek Falls was a roadside waterfall between the Marble turnoff and the village of Redstone on the scenic Hwy 133 between Carbondale and McClure Pass.
Crystal Mill Waterfall
The Crystal Mill Waterfall was my waterfalling excuse to explore what could be Colorado’s most photographed historical relic in the Crystal Mill itself.
Devils Punch Bowl
The Devils Punch Bowl was a two-tiered waterfall with colorful plunge pools next to the Schofield Pass ‘Road’, which we accessed from the Crested Butte side
Bear Creek Falls
Bear Creek Falls is a hidden roadside waterfall (to drivers zooming along the Hwy 550, at least) dropping 120ft into the Uncompahgre Canyon near Ouray.
Judd Falls
Judd Falls was a popular and easily-accessible waterfall above the hamlet of Gothic and close to Crested Butte. It was also a good hike for Fall colors.
Big Falls
Big Falls was an elusive 150-200ft plunging seasonal waterfall in the Mt Charleston area by Las Vegas, and it’s very close to the popular Mary Jane Falls.
Little Adams Falls (Adams Canyon Lower Falls)
Little Adams Falls (also called Adams Canyon Lower Falls) was a short, overlooked, yet inviting 20ft waterfall within Adams Canyon downstream from Adams Falls.
Menace Falls
Menace Falls was an out-of-the-way remote and unheralded waterfall that probably had a height of 80-100ft in the Wyoming Range of the Bridger-Teton Forest.
Popo Agie Falls
Popo Agie Falls was a combination of a scenic 300-550+ ft waterfall and swimming holes in the dry Wind River Range near Lander well east of Jackson Hole.
Granite Falls
Granite Falls felt like a rare and endangered locals’ spot where the beauty of the Gros Ventre Mountains met with a wide waterfall and natural hot spring.
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
The Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces was a scenic and special class of waterfalls primarily sourced by geothermally-heated ground water and not rain or snow.
Midway Geyser Basin Runoff
The Midway Geyser Basin Runoff defied what we thought of when it came to identifying waterfalls, and that certainly made it a unique waterfalling experience
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge could be the only signficant natural rock span in Yellowstone National Park, but the cascade that flowed through it caught me by surprise.