World of Waterfalls Blog
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Most recent blog posts (reverse chronological order):
“Storm Chasing” (Flagstaff – October 7, 2022 to October 9, 2022)
Anyways, the dude didn’t look like he was homeless or anything, and the family sitting next to us tried to diffuse the situation by inviting him for a lunch…
“Tragic Limbo” (Queensland, Australia – June 27, 2022 to July 9, 2022)
Just as we were about to use the restroom facilities, I got a text from Julie saying something about my sister-in-law needing to contact Mom ASAP about…
“Instavel Lemmings” (Bali, Indonesia – June 17, 2022 to June 27, 2022)
While they made interesting photo subjects, we tried not to make eye contact with them and we tried to keep our distance as told by Adi. However, in one sudden
“Total Improvisations” (Northern Territory, Australia – June 8, 2022 to June 17, 2022)
The first thing that alarmed us was that they didn’t check our bags through to Darwin, which was worrisome because the connection between flights was tough.
“Code Words” (Allison Gulch Falls – May 6, 2022)
As I continued the rough boulder scrambling with plenty more spots of bushwhacking through overgrowth, I especially had to pay attention to more sections…
“Not So Foreign Lands” (Puerto Rico – April 13, 2022 to April 22, 2022)
It was probably one of the diciest things I’ve done, but we ultimately made it down to the bottom where we were in the confines of this “cave” while looking…
“Getting The Word Out” (Bridge to Nowhere and Devils Gulch Falls – April 1, 2022)
This trail was actually surprisingly benign though I did at one moment jab my shoulder against a protruding branch, and it actually put a hole in my…
“Sudden Change Of Plans” (Switzer Falls, Cooper Canyon Falls, and Buckhorn Falls – March 27, 2022)
That really made me feel bad, and it was probably the last bit of reinforcement that I really pushed our luck with this bit of an adventure when so many…
“Technology Test Run” (Eaton Canyon Falls – March 19, 2022)
…I guess that just goes to show you just how urbanized the Eaton Canyon Falls hike has become that now I’m the outlier when I show up in proper gear…
“The Firefall Pilgrimage” (Yosemite and Sonoma, California – February 24, 2022 to February 26, 2022)
I was kind of hoping that we wouldn’t need them for this trip since the storm that blew by here two days ago should be long gone, but then I knew that the cold…
“Peak Of The Bell Curve” (Eaton Canyon Falls – February 20, 2022)
As we went through this part of Eaton Canyon, we noticed more infrastructure that I guess we hadn’t really noticed in our past visits (which goes to show you…
“Messy Productivity” (Lower Fox Canyon Falls and Fall Creek Falls – January 28, 2022)
Although this trail didn’t look all that steep from where we were standing, it became obvious that once we committed to the steep scramble, we pretty much…
“Prioritizing The Waterfall” (Devils Gulch Falls and Trail Canyon Falls – January 21, 2022 to January 22, 2022)
…in one moment, Dad managed to trip and fall down on the trail, where he actually landed on a yucca plant as well as split his pinky, which was bleeding…
“Two Weeks Too Late” (Upper Hot Spring Canyon – January 15, 2022)
Maybe it was a good thing that there wasn’t more water here or else there would be no way to even get a look at even part of the falls without getting right…
“A Jay Day” (Big Tujunga Canyon – January 8, 2022)
…all this barefoot walking (especially since I was wearing Chacos) made me very wary of poison oak exposure… as both Jay and I were bushwhacking…
“New Year’s Season’s Seizure” (Ortega Highway and Big Tujunga Canyon – December 31, 2021 to January 1, 2022)
She blamed me for telling her that it wasn’t the falls so she didn’t want to do the hike, but she didn’t want to hear the truth that she didn’t own her…
“Regressing To Old Habits” (Kauai and Oahu – November 18, 2021 to November 26, 2021)
…it was that thing where we could be suffering from FOMO (fear of missing out), but then again, was it worth contracting COVID-19 by being within the action?
“Hvílíkur Dagur Part 2” (Iceland – August 12, 2021 to August 21, 2021)
…it’s hard to convey that awesome feeling that I was witnessing something special, and there were hundreds of other people that have made this hike…
“Hvílíkur Dagur Part 1” (Iceland – August 3, 2021 to August 11, 2021)
I was thinking that it might force us to recalibrate our 1-5 rating scale, and it certainly got us to reconsider our current Top 10 Iceland Waterfalls list
“Defeated Purposes” (Washington, Oregon, and Northern California – June 20, 2021 to June 30, 2021)
And in one moment, I made a misstep and actually fell on my butt in the logjam, which was also partially submerged in water so my butt was wet…