World of Waterfalls Blog

Tuross Falls surprised Julie and I with its resiliency considering that almost everything about our visit here suggested that the falls should have succumbed to the big drought that affected…

Gibraltar Falls was memorable to both Julie and I because it was the lone publicly accessible significant waterfall in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) that we were aware of. In fact…

As Julie and I strolled around the CBD of Canberra looking for a place to eat, we couldn’t quite figure out why so many people were dressed to impress. Complicating the scene was the menacing skies…

Fitzroy Falls dazzled Julie and I with its impressive flow (despite the drought during our November 2006 trip to Southeastern Australia) and dramatic cliffside free-fall, which we were able to…

Minnamurra Falls was an impressive two-tiered waterfall nestled deep in a serene rainforest just a few minutes inland from Kiama (which itself seemed to be known for some pretty active and…

Carrington Falls surprised Julie and I with its impressive flow, especially considering our November 2006 trip to Southeastern Australia was in the midst of a severe drought. It was certainly the…

Belmore Falls left Julie and I ooh-ing and ahh-ing as we were totally taken off guard with its majestic two-tiered plunge. During our drought-stricken November 2006 visit to Southeastern Australia…

This Twin Falls sat in Morton National Park, and we were able to visit it after about 600m of walking past the Jersey Lookout of Fitzroy Falls. As the name suggested, the falls consisted…

Wentworth Falls was perhaps the most scenic waterfall in the Blue Mountains. It was certainly our favorite waterfall in this region though admittedly our sampling of waterfalls here was quite…

Katoomba Falls was a gorgeously situated waterfall that Julie and I thought was up there with Wentworth Falls as the most scenic waterfall of the Blue Mountains. When we first saw this falls in…

Gordon Falls was an unexpected waterfall stop as Julie and I took the scenic route along Cliff Drive from Echo Point to the town of Leura. We were actually alerted to this waterfall after having…

Bridal Veil Falls…in this particular case, we’re talking about a wispy, light-flowing, cliff-diving waterfall that may also be known as Govett’s Leap. Given its light-flowing nature when we saw it..

Kalang Falls was our waterfalling excuse to go all the way to the Kanangra Walls deep into the southwest side of the famed Blue Mountains. According to our pre-trip research, we were expecting…

Sometimes you get a little more than what you’ve bargained for. And it appeared to be the case here. While I welcomed the rain to enhance our waterfall viewing in the face of Australia’s drought…

This itinerary encompassed a weekend trip to the Grand Staircase National Monument in Southern Utah. I was joined by my Mom, and the timing of this trip was kind of like a little birthday celebration for her.
Meanwhile, Julie was with her Mom in Europe…

Upper Calf Creek Falls is a little known 88ft waterfall that exist upstream from the wildly popular Lower Calf Creek Falls. The big reason why this waterfall is hidden in obscurity is…

With simultaneously growing anticipation and doubt, mom and I took the apparent advice from the pair of hikers we talked to and scrambled down the slickrock and into the bushy depths of Calf Creek…

This itinerary covers our very first trip to Australia, which focused on two of the country’s largest states – the Northern Territory and Western Australia. I guess you could call this the stereotypical Outback Trip because we did indeed visit some of the country’s iconic…

Hovea Falls and National Park Falls were the two main waterfall attractions in the John Forrest National Park in the eastern suburbs of Perth. Hovea Falls was a sliding type waterfall…

Fernhook Falls was supposed to be a very wide waterfall, which you might get a sense of from looking at the span of the road bridge in the photos on this page. Instead, we were only able to see…