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Silver Strand Falls

Yosemite National Park, California, USA

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Silver Strand Falls is perhaps the most overlooked waterfall due to its unfortunate position at the famous Tunnel View Overlook.

While just about everyone fixes their eyes at El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall framing the Gates of Yosemite Valley, very few people bother to look up above the Wawona Tunnel.

Tunnel_View_17_004_06162017 - Silver Strand Falls
Silver Strand Falls

In fact, we were guilty of the same thing, and it wasn’t until our third visit to Yosemite National Park and the Tunnel Overlook did we finally bother to look up and notice this guy!

This waterfall seemed to have a pretty short season.

We say this because we showed up to see this waterfall a merely three weeks too early in the Spring when there was still snow in the High Country and the waterfall didn’t have very good flow.

This waterfall was also said to typically go dry a little after the Summer Solstice occurs given its limited drainage.

Yosemite_Valley_117_06032011 - Silver Strand Falls seen together with Widow's Tears in June 2011
Silver Strand Falls seen together with Widow’s Tears in June 2011

So given all the factors with timing and position, it’s probably no wonder that millions of people may see the Gates of Yosemite Valley from the Tunnel View Overlook.

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