Archives: Waterfalls
Fitz Roy Cascades
The Fitz Roy Cascades are what I’m calling these series of mountain cascades sprinkled beneath the imposing Fitz Roy Mountains. There are actually countless lacy mountain…
Chorrillo del Salto
El Chorrillo del Salto is actually the name for both the river and the waterfall. Coming from the melting snow and glaciers accumulated from the imposing Fitz Roy Massif…
Los Notros Cascade
Los Notros Cascade is the informal name I’m giving this little lacy cascade next to the upscale Los Notros Hotel near the world famous Perito Moreno Glacier…
Happiness Pool
The ‘Happiness Pool’ was so named by our Angel Falls tour guide. Since I can’t figure out if it has a more formal name, I stuck with his suggestion…
Angel Falls
Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world, drops nearly a kilometer from a table-top mountain known as Auyantepui. Its existence seems like a paradox as it’s neither fed…
Auyantepuy Waterfalls
The Auyantepuy Waterfalls (or Auyantepui Waterfalls) are basically waterfalls that leap off the Auyantepui plateau. While there are a few more ‘permanent’ waterfalls…
Canaima Lagoon Waterfalls
The Canaima Lagoon Waterfalls were a compulsory bonus for us as we entered the indigenous village of Canaima while bound for the world famous Angel Falls. We were able to see this series of…
Sapo Falls and Sapito Falls
Sapo Falls (Salto El Sapo in Spanish) and Sapito Falls (Salto El Sapito meaning “Little Sapo Falls” in Spanish) were waterfalls tumbling into a lagoon that seemed to be a separate from the larger…
Salto Arrechea
Off the beaten tourist path, Salto Arrechea sits at the end of the Macuco Trail (Sendero Macuco). Clearly lacking the size and force of the neighboring Iguazú Falls, this waterfall …
Iguazu Falls / Iguassu Falls
No matter how you spell or say Iguazu Falls, it is indeed a crazy waterfall. How crazy, you might ask? Consider a network of 275 different waterfalls spanning an area 3km wide…
Dynkur (Buðarhálsfoss)
Dynkur (also called Budarhalsfoss or Búðarhálsfoss; “BOO-thur-howls-foss”) was a wide and powerful multi-segmented waterfall on the Þjórsá River. Getting to this waterfall required a bit of driving..
Haifoss
Haifoss is said to be the second tallest waterfall in Iceland at 122m tall (at least that was the case in July 2007). But encyclopedic facts aside, what really made this waterfall stand out…
Hjalparfoss
Hjalparfoss (“HYAL-par-foss”; meaning the “helping falls”) was a pretty unique double waterfall that joined at its base into a very large plunge pool surrounded by some rugged lava formations…
Thjofafoss
Thjofafoss (meaning “thieves falls”) was a wide and milky waterfall on the Þjórsá River beneath Mt Burfell. Even though this waterfall wasn’t tall, we thought its width, power, and juxtaposition…
Gjain Waterfalls
The Gjain Waterfalls (or Gjáin Waterfalls; I think is pronounced “GYAU-in”) merely pertain to the pair of falls that we noticed within the lush garden paradise nestled within a rift zone. While…
Waterfalls on the Skoga River
The waterfalls on the Skoga River are so numerous that it was almost overwhelming to me. Just to give you an idea of how waterfall saturated I was on this one hike alone, I counted…
Gljufurarfoss
Gljufurarfoss (Gljúfurárfoss; I think is pronounced “GLYOO-fir-owr-foss”) was a waterfall where I had to be content with obstructed views due to its rather hidden position behind a mini narrow slot…
AEgissufoss
AEgissufoss was a wide river-type waterfall that I found interesting because I was able to photograph it with Mt Hekla in the background. Mt Hekla was said to be one of the more active volcanoes…
Arbaejarfoss
Arbæjarfoss is one of those waterfalls I’m not sure if there’s an official way to visit it. The photograph above is the view we got when we didn’t think we would be trespassing…
Gluggafoss (Merkjárfoss)
Gluggafoss was another one of those unexpected waterfalls where we didn’t plan on seeing it prior to the trip, but then we chanced upon it while randomly driving about in the Fljotsdalur area…