World of Waterfalls Blog

Our Tibetan guide said the Pearl Shoal Waterfall (珍珠滩瀑布 [Zhēnzhū Tán Pùbù]) was the most beautiful waterfall in the Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve (九寨沟自然保护区 [Jiǔzhàigōu Zìrán Bǎohùqū]; 9 Village Gully)…

The Nuorilang Waterfall (诺日朗瀑布 [Nuòrìlǎng Pùbù]; Promising Bright Bay Waterfall) was nearby the road so Julie and I noticed that it tended to grab the attention of bus riders thereby earning it the…

The Shuzheng Waterfall may not have the width and size of its more famous counterparts like Nuorilang Waterfall and Pearl Shoal Waterfall, but it certainly has the grace and beauty that…

Once uncle got home from work, we conversed for a bit. Unfortunately, he had a pretty thick Sichuan accent or dialect going and we really couldn’t understand a word he was saying…

The Doupotang Waterfall is the most notable of the waterfalls in the area not named the Huangguoshu Waterfall. We actually noted this waterfall on one of the tourist maps while…

The Huangguoshu Waterfall is perhaps China’s most famous waterfall. And after our experience with these falls, we can easily see why. As for why this waterfall was named after a yellow fruit tree…

The Longmen Waterfall is one of the main attractions of the Longgong Caves. This was actually an unexpected surprise for us as we had no clue that the Longgong Caves even featured a waterfall…

At that point, we embarked on what would turn out to be one of the more dangerous slow boat cruises I’ve taken part of as this boat (as well as others) would routinely crash into the walls while…

The Detian Waterfall (德天瀑布 [Détiān Pùbù]; Virtuous Heaven Waterfall) was said to be Asia’s largest transnational waterfall because it was shared by both China and Vietnam. Surrounded by…

The Shatundie Waterfall (沙屯叠瀑; I believe it’s pronounced [Shātúndié Pù] though I don’t know what it means) was the precursor to the famous Detian Waterfall…

Now, it was time to get to sleep, but one thing we learned that was kind of a downer was that this place didn’t have mosquito nets. This was disconcerting considering that malaria and yellow fever…

The Crown Cave Waterfall was an informal name I gave this unusual underground waterfall that sat deep within the recesses of the Crown Cave in the world famous Guilin (桂林 [Guìlín]; Osmanthus Woods).

The Gudong Waterfall (古东森林瀑布) [Gǔdōng Sēn Lín Pùbù]; I think it means Old East Forest Waterfall) was really a series of waterfalls and cascades meant to be experienced firsthand by getting right in the river…

That relative peace and tranquility was quickly dashed on our way out as large Chinese tour groups with tour guides speaking through bullhorns once again invaded the premises. And it got worse…

The clouds looked dark and threatening, but they hadn’t delivered any precipitation. However, the winds were howling and that made the cable car ride a bit scary as we were swaying in it…

Like many of the hikes we had done in the Southern California area this year, the one we intended to do today was a repeat of what we did a long time ago when we were still…

This itinerary focused on spending a week in the state of Oregon. The main purpose of this trip was to sample the plethora of waterfalls that were here – both within the famous Columbia River Gorge as well as outside the waterfall-rich area…

This Silver Falls, which resides at the end of the Coos River Highway some 24 miles northeast of the coastal city of Coos Bay would be a major draw in most other places around the…

Golden Falls shares the same namesake State Park with Silver Falls. This one requires only a 20-minute return walk to its misty (at least when we were there) base…

This Oregon Coast Waterfalls page is what we put together to honor the plethora of nameless and named waterfalls that dive right onto a beach or into the ocean. We find…