World of Waterfalls Blog

This itinerary was actually part of a more grand month-long trip to Iceland.  We made a detour to Western New York and spent nearly a week self-driving around the Finger Lakes area using Buffalo…

The Upper Falls of the Genesee River was one of three major waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park. This waterfall was actually just a short distance upstream of the…

The Middle Falls of the Genesee River was definitely our favorite of the three major waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park as it was easily the largest and most spectacular of…

The Lower Falls of the Genesee River was the last of the three major waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park in Western New York. Although it lacked the height of the…

Aunt Sarahs Falls was a struggling 90ft waterfall when I made a visit in mid-June. A elderly local told me that I should’ve come in the Spring when its spray can easily soak…

She-Qua-Ga Falls is the Native American name for the falls meaning “tumbling waters” though you might also see the falls referred to as Montour Falls. It’s situated behind some…

Lucifer Falls is the feature attraction of Robert H. Treman State Park near Ithaca, New York in the Finger Lakes area. Situated in the picturesque Enfield Glen, an established…

Lower Falls (or Enfield Falls) is the other major waterfall attraction of Robert H. Treman State Park near Ithaca, New York. As the name suggests, it’s at the foot of the…

Ithaca Falls is probably our favorite of the Finger Lakes region of Western New York. We think it could very well be the largest of the waterfalls in the region with a reported 75ft height and a…

Taughannock Falls (rhymes with “mechanic”) is one of the signature attractions of the Finger Lakes area. Indeed, it was certainly one of those waterfalls where it seemed like we saw it many times…

Buttermilk Falls is a series of cascades said to total around 500ft in cumulative height. The last 80ft is what we think the majority of visitors see as it shows itself to people…

I felt strange carrying around a tripod and DSLR camera in hiking clothes in the urban jungle, but my mind left this awkwardness when we saw the impressive…

Chittenango Falls is a nice 167ft waterfall in the northeast corner of the Finger Lakes area (not far from Syracuse) as Chittenango Creek drains from Cazenovia Lake to…

The Lower Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester has the potential to be a very scenic waterfall, but its urban setting rather takes away from all it can be. Even with that said…

Pratt’s Falls is a thin and lacy 137ft high waterfall partially hidden in thick foliage. I can easily envision how the falls can really stand out in the autumn when fall…

Upper Carpenter Falls (or just Carpenter Falls) is one of those waterfalls that you can actually go behind (albeit unofficially in this case). We visited this waterfall towards the end of the day…

Lower Carpenter Falls is actually an unofficial moniker that I’m giving for this pretty cascade. Technically there are a handful of inaccessible waterfalls downstream…

The High Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester (like the Lower Falls) could’ve easily become a real scenic icon. However, one look at it and you can sense it’s out-of-place with…

As the boat pulled away from the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, I suddenly felt something warm hit me in the face. It didn’t take long to figure out what had just happened…

Niagara Falls is the largest waterfall (by volume) in North America. The falls actually consists of three separate components – Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil…