Waterfalls

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photo of Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park

Nevada Falls is one of Yosemite's most spectacular waterfalls but is only reached with some effort. A 3.5 mile hike (one-way) up the Mist Trail, which includes a good soaking while passing by Vernal Falls along the way, is required to reach the summit of Nevada Falls, including 1900' of…

Phil CollaMay 19, 2006

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Bridalveil Falls Rainbow

During spring months with heavy water flow, it is easy to see a rainbow in Bridalveil Falls: just visit the falls a short while before sunset and watch as the colors climb up the plummeting water as the sun sinks behind you. Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its…

Phil CollaMay 18, 2006

Astrophotography and Night Scapes California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Yosemite Falls Lunar Rainbow

After getting word that the waterfalls in Yosemite are pouring at ginormous levels right now (due to a timely combination of last winter's deep snowpack and recent warm weather), I blasted up to Yosemite Valley for a quickie. Indeed, all the falls were huge. As I drove into the Valley…

Phil CollaMay 15, 2006

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photo of Fern Springs, Yosemite National Park

Fern Springs, near the entrance to Yosemite Valley, is a quietly running spring that crosses below the road and enters the Merced River. The small cascades offer a change of composition to the photographer looking for something to focus on aside from the towering granite walls and thundering waterfalls for…

Phil CollaMay 5, 2006

Mount Rainier National Parks Washington

Photo of Paradise Falls, Mt. Rainier National Park

Last summer we visited Mt. Rainier National Park for the first time. We timed our visit to coincide with the peak flower bloom in Paradise Meadows, and we were not disappointed. The weather was spectacular, hardly a cloud in the sky, and we enjoyed hiking and driving the route around…

Phil CollaMay 3, 2006

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

Phil CollaNovember 9, 2005

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park

Sol Duc Falls is one of the gems of Olympic National Park. Located in the Sol Duc Valley, not far from the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, the trail to Sol Duc Falls is an easy 1.5 mile round trip walk through old growth hemlock and douglas fir trees (some…

Phil CollaNovember 5, 2005

National Parks Wyoming Yellowstone

Photo of Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 7 Artist Point is a popular and dramatic spot to view Yellowstone Falls. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone lies before you with its steep cliffs and striking yellow-orange-pink colors, the result iron oxidation and sulfur in the soil. The Yellowstone River churns at the bottom of…

Phil CollaSeptember 23, 2005

National Parks Wyoming Yellowstone

Photo of Yellowstone Falls from Lookout Point, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 6 Yellowstone Falls marks the point at which the Yellowstone River plunges 308 feet into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. It is a spectacular waterfall, one of the highlights Yellowstone National Park. (Actually, there are two falls, Upper Yellowstone Falls and Lower Yellowstone Falls, within a…

Phil CollaSeptember 16, 2005

National Parks Wyoming Yellowstone

Photo of Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 5 Gibbon Falls, on the Gibbon River between Madison Junction and Norris Geyser Basin, is one of the most stunning waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park. Gibbon Falls marks the point at which the Gibbon River flows off Yellowstone's northern escarpment and drops into the Park's lower volcanic…

Phil CollaSeptember 15, 2005

National Parks Wyoming Yellowstone

Photo of Lewis Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 2 Lewis Falls is between the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park and Grant Village, just before Lewis Lake. A short trail ends near the 30-foot falls, but to view the falls from the riverside one must leave the trail and hop down an embankment. Lewis Falls…

Phil CollaSeptember 6, 2005

National Parks Wyoming Yellowstone

Photo of Moose Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 2 Moose Falls is at the southern edge of Yellowstone National Park, just inside the south entrance for visitors arriving from Grand Teton National Park. The falls are just a few yards off the highway, indicated by a small sign and a turnout for parking. They are…

Phil CollaSeptember 4, 2005

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photos of Yosemite Falls in Spring

Falling 2425 feet (730m) in three sections, Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in North America and the fifth tallest in the world. During winter, a cone of frozen mist forms at the base of Lower Yosemite Falls. A strenuous hike takes visitors from the valley floor to the precipice…

Phil CollaMay 26, 2005

Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photo of Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park

Spring is the time to visit Vernal Falls and the famous Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park. Vernal Falls is at peak flow in late May and June, the weather is usually pleasant and the dogwoods are in bloom on the valley floor. We try to make a springtime visit…

Phil CollaMay 23, 2005

National Parks The American Southwest Utah Zion

Waterfalls at Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park

On a recent visit to Utah I had a chance to spend some time in Zion National Park. A number of ephemeral waterfalls were flowing, the result of rainstorms that had passed over Zion Canyon a few days before. The Temple of Sinawava, a widening in Zion Canyon at the…

Phil CollaMay 2, 2005

Photo of Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park

Bridalveil Falls Rainbow

Yosemite Falls Lunar Rainbow

Photo of Fern Springs, Yosemite National Park

Photo of Paradise Falls, Mt. Rainier National Park

Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park

Photo of Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of Yellowstone Falls from Lookout Point, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of Lewis Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of Moose Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Photos of Yosemite Falls in Spring

Photo of Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park

Waterfalls at Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park

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