Thursday, September 25, 2008

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls are situated on the Zambezi River, between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the southern fraction of Africa. One of the most well-liked tourist attractions in Africa, the falls are flanked on also side by national parks–the Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe and the Mos’-oa-Tunya (the African name for the falls) National Park in Zambia.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Fall is one of the most famous waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite National Park.

Bridalveil Fall is 620 feet (188 m) high and flows year round. The glaciers that imprinted Yosemite Valley left many execution valleys which spawned the waterfalls that decant into the valley. All of the waterways that fed these falls imprinted the hanging valleys into sheer cascades with the exception of Bridalveil Fall. Bridalveil still leaps into the valley from the rim of the precipice, though that edge has moved back into a recess from the unique edge of the valley. Note that while Yosemite Falls seem to also drop into this category, the original course took the Yosemite Creek down a gorge to the west of its present location. The primary source of Bridalveil Falls is Ostrander Lake, some 10 miles to the south.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Minnehaha Falls

Minnehaha Falls is situated in Minneapolis Minnesota. The falls is in Minnehaha Park, a big city park on the shores of the Mississipi River. The park includes picnic areas, trails, sculpture and the 53 foot falls. The park is positioned off of Hiawatha Ave.

There is a bridge now above the falls, and trails that go downward into the gorge on both sides, and another bridge under the falls. The trails continue the length of the creek. I consider you can follow the trail all the way to the Mississipi, which is less than 1/2 mile left from the falls.

There are viewing areas on both sides of the gorge and at the base of the gorge. There are caution signs and small fences to discourage you from getting closer to the falls, but is clear that many people do. From the look of it you could get at the back the falls.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Ribbon Falls

The tallest solitary drop waterfall in the United States situated in the Yosemite National Park in California. Its whole height (and also height of the single drop) is 1612 feet. Ribbon Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in the world, but you won't see it if you arrive in July or afterward. It disappears quite quickly in the summer. But if you are there in May, it is very imposing. It falls off a cliff after that to El Capitan, on the opposite side of the vale from Bridalveil Falls. There are many points in the park to vision the falls, but the best is approximately surely just past Bridalveil Falls down Southside Drive at road marker V14. There are no trails to the bottom or top of the falls.