World of Waterfalls Blog

I called this trip our Big Sur Errands trip because we used a weekend to scout out possible wedding venues. Of course, since we were already up here, we also took advantage of being able to go waterfalling in between these venue visits…

Limekiln Falls was a pretty neat diversion along the rugged Big Sur coast. Sitting in the Limekiln State Park, we thought it was perhaps the most compelling attraction in the reserve, which…

Canyon Falls was the unfortunate overshadowed neighbor to the gorgeous McWay Falls as they share the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. That said, its “unfortunate” location may also be fortunate if…

Cooper Canyon Falls was a waterfall that was quite close to the LA Basin as the crow flies, but it was actually one of the more distant ones we’ve visited. Getting there involved a fairly long drive

With our waterfalling passion in full swing, I had this idea to try to time a visit to Zion National Park (and its harsh desert environment) in the hopes of seeing waterfalls. What transpired was this short weekend trip where we managed to see waterfalls under a rain storm…

It turned out that we happened to show up just in time for a parade that was going through the main road in Virgin. We might have missed most of the parade, but the long queue of waiting motorists…

Switzer Falls was one waterfall that kind of became an exercise in frustration when it came to satisfactory experiences. You see, we’ve typically seen this waterfall in low flow…

Trail Canyon Falls is probably the prettiest local waterfall I’ve seen. However, even for a local waterfall, it takes a little work to see this little beauty…

Millard Falls was a local waterfall that really felt like one of the more family-friendly adventures when it came to waterfalling in the Southland. Not only was the hiking short and the terrain…

Rose Valley Falls was perhaps one of the easier waterfalls that we’ve visited, especially when it was near the rugged expanse of the Sespe Wilderness north of Ojai. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising…

This itinerary was of a planned Thanksgiving extended weekend trip to the Havasupai Indian Reservation. The obvious goals were to experience the main waterfalls – Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls, and Navajo Falls…

Havasu Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen. It tumbles some 90ft in a pair of plumes as they plunge off travertine cliffs into turquoise pools below…

Mooney Falls is the tallest of the Havasupai Reservation waterfalls. It plunges some 190ft in a tall singular column amongst ominous-looking travertine stalactites…

Navajo Falls is the first major waterfall you’ll see as you follow the Havasu Creek downstream in the Havasupai Reservation. It tumbles some 75ft through thick brush…

The weather forecast had said we would face bad weather today. It certainly looked that way yesterday in Laughlin when dark skies and swaying trees seemed to indicate the arrival of a big storm…

This itinerary covered our very first time visiting Tahiti (more formally known as French Polynesia). With the effects of 9/11 still being felt as far as Americans traveling abroad, Julie seized the opportunity to go for this trip for what turned out to be…

As the high clearance monster truck was slowly making its way over some ledges and boulders, the tour guide Noah stopped the 4×4 and got out. Then, he said, “one of the wheels is going flat…”

The Papenoo Valley Waterfalls page is where I’m placing the handful of waterfalls we managed to see while on a 4×4 tour through the heart of Tahiti Nui. The three named waterfalls (or at least…

Almost an hour had passed since we arrived by ferry from Moorea. With each “truck” that passed by that wasn’t bound for Taravao, I was beginning to think that maybe this idea…

Vaimahutu Falls is one of three Faarumai Waterfalls in the northeast part of Tahiti Nui. There are many ways to visit this waterfall and it’s a trade-off between…