World of Waterfalls Blog

Toketee Falls completely disarmed my parents and I when we first laid eyes on it. Even though it was modestly-sized at a reported cumulative height of 120ft (where the mostly hidden upper drop fell…

Diamond Creek Falls was another one of those waterfalls that I had to wait years for after the first opportunity to see it in August 2009 resulted in disappointment stemming from a trail closure…

Stony Creek Falls (also known as the Middle Fork Falls) had to have been one of the more remote waterfalls that we’ve done. In fact, if it’s solitude and that true sense of getting away from it all…

Webber Falls seemed to be a somewhat little known waterfall on the Little Truckee River north of Lake Tahoe. Although it had a two main plunges (an upper one of a reported 25ft tall and a more…

Kings Creek Falls was another one of Lassen Volcanic National Park’s well-known waterfalls that was quite popular amongst park visitors. Perhaps the signature feature about this falls was…

Of course, when Mom saw the closure sign, she called out to me and wondered if it was wise to do this, which further raised some doubts as to whether my confidence in the park being…

Whisky Falls (I’ve also seen it spelled Whiskey Falls) was one of those waterfalls that we thought would be a breeze to visit because it didn’t require any hiking to see. Yet for one reason or another

This particular week-long trip was a long time coming. Up until now, we had a major hole in our survey of waterfalls in our home state of California. Even though Mom and I had visited a very small sampling of waterfalls in the far northern…

Sardine Falls (also called Sardine Creek Falls) involved a little bit of an adventure for my Mom and I given that we had to get our feet wet in icy cold water while doing a little bit of route…

Upper Eagle Falls was sort of a means to an end. What I mean by this is that although we merely used the waterfall itself as a destination, we noticed that most other people who hiked here really…

Lower Eagle Falls was the big two-tiered waterfall that kept us wanting more no matter how we were able to experience it from the various options that were available to us. From the brink of the…

Glen Alpine Falls was definitely one of the big waterfall surprises of our trip to South Lake Tahoe. We didn’t have much expectations for it, especially since my Mom and I had been pretty waterfall…

Modjeska Falls (also known as Upper Glen Alpine Falls) was the other main waterfall on Glen Alpine Creek, which drained into the scenic Fallen Leaf Lake. While this 50ft waterfall wasn’t anything…

Horsetail Falls was definitely one of the main waterfall attractions in the Lake Tahoe vicinity as it was said to have a cumulative drop of a whopping 800ft amidst a granite wilderness that was…

Bridal Veil Falls was basically a drive-to waterfall with a chance to stretch out the legs while making the high-speed yet twisty drive along Hwy 50 between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe. In fact…

To us, Bassi Falls was kind of a smaller but far more accessible and fun version of the Horsetail Falls near South Lake Tahoe. We didn’t have much expectations of this waterfall when we set out to…

Cascade Falls was one of a handful of scenic waterfalls draining towards the Emerald Bay vicinity of southwestern Lake Tahoe. The wide, sliding cascade was said to be 200ft tall, and we were able…

Kings Canyon Falls was kind of an oddity in that it was the only waterfall we’ve seen so far within the state boundaries of Nevada – said to be the driest state in the United States. That fact…

Mill Creek Falls was kind of our waterfalling excuse to visit Lassen Volcanic National Park. Although it wasn’t the only waterfall in the reserve, it was at low enough elevation that we were able…

Frazier Falls (also known as Frazier Creek Falls) was a very impressively tall waterfall as according to a sign here, it was said to be 176ft in height (or 248ft in total if you include the…