I’ve been to Yosemite, but it was in the summer and I really don’t remember if Yosemite Falls was really a proper waterfall then.
There’s one that I can’t remember the name of. I think it was in southwestern North Carolina, or maybe northwestern South Carolina. It was several hundred feet and it was supposed to be the tallest East of the Mississippi or something. Looking it up, Upper Whitewater Falls looks like it. Apparently they warn people not to go off the trail because a bunch of people have fallen over the top and died. I remember actually going of the trail, but it was across the gorge from the falls, going onto a rock outcropping to get a better view.
I’ve also seen Lower Yellowstone Falls which is about 300 feet. It’s really strange, because most of the park is beautiful, but then you down into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (link) and everything is all yellow and discolored. It’s like you’ve stepped down into Hell or something.
Visiting Taughannock Falls is a bizarre experience. It is, as you noted, the largest waterfall in the state. But it’s essentially non-existent as far as being a tourist attraction. It’s in a small park. As you’re driving down the road you’ll see this little sign saying “Taughannock Falls is over here if anyone cares”. You pull into the empty parking lot, walk down this pathway, and there it is. Usually you’ll be the only person there. It’s the most understated natural landmark I’ve ever seen. (The most understated historical landmark I’ve ever seen was the Hindenburg crash site in Lakehurst, NJ.)
Although while passing through Nu`uanu many times I’ve seen the upsidedown water fall. The wind blows up the valley so strong that you can often see the water trailing up into the sky. That should count for something.
I did that. Awesome drive, three hours each way in a rental car on the Hana highway, then an hour-long hike through amazing terrain, including a bamboo forest, which suddenly opens up to reveal this massive waterfall. You fall over backwards trying to see the top.
I totally ignored the warnings and waded into the pool and stood under the falling water. Pretty nifty.
Canonteign falls on Dartmoor - the highest waterfall in England.
The setting is very picturesque, but the waterfall itself is a bit weedy. The day I visited, it was reduced to a trickle because of a dry spell - I could have peed in the river and doubled the flow.
But the Pulhapanzak waterfall in Honduras seemed much more spectacular, cascading from the top of a dense forest. Especially since we had to walk down a steep treacherous trail to get to the bottom of it. And because at the top was a nice pond with a smaller water fall that had a natural water slide. And it was my birthday lol.
I like Bish Bash falls in Massachusetts a lot too, despite it only being about 80 feet. A few brave souls jumped off while I was there, altho the rangers frown (fine) on that…
I did jump off the Kipu Ranch waterfall in Kauai which was maybe 20 or 30 feet high.
There were some waterfalls in Hawaii that I saw from a distance that might have been higher but I’m not sure.
The only waterfall I’ve seen is Bridal Veil Falls in Kagawong on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Not very high but very pretty. I have a soft spot for Manitoulin Island anyway and this is one of my favorite spots to visit when I get to go there.
I’ve seen Yosemite Falls, and Multnoma Falls, but I haven’t hiked to the top of either. I am rather proud to have hiked to the end of Oneonta Gorge to see the waterfall there. It’s a few miles east of Multonma and the trail is the stream that runs through the gorge, it gets at least waist deep at times. Fun.
During a week’s visit to Isla de Margarita, my wife and I also took a side trip and flew past Angel Falls. We’ve camped close to Yosemite Falls (several other falls very closeby). We’ve been to Yellowstone and seen the falls with the same name and New Years Eve 2000 we watched a spendid fireworks display with Niagara Falls as the backdrop. To top it all off we’ve also been to Bushkill Falls!
You know, I looked at the Waterfall database, and I’ve actually been to TWO waterfalls in my home state (GA) that are higher than Akaka Falls. :dubious:
One is Amicalola Falls at 729 feet total. The other is DeSoto Falls, at 480 feet.
Wow. Neither of these falls has the long, unimpeded drop that Akaka Falls has. Maybe that’s why I didn’t think of them.
BTW, that waterfall database is NIFTY! Thanks for the link!
I’ve seen Niagra, Victoria, Multnomah, Murchison and a host of others, but none of the truly high ones. Looks like Norway has a lock on most of the high falls.
I’ve been to Angel Falls, which is pretty damn spectacular. It’s a bitch to get to, but well worth it if you happen to be in Venezuela. You pretty much have to fly into a remote Indian village and take a crazy power boat ride upstream and then hang out in a jungle camp. The area is completely pristine and undeveloped. The camp ran out of beer and we gave a couple of guides some money to take a 4 hour round trip back to the village at 8 at night to score us some more booze.
At the village itself there is a set of spectacular falls that some guy dug a trail behind so that you can hike behind the falls. Pretty damn cool.
I used to work at Yosemite, so I probably hiked to the top of Yosemite falls 4 times or so. There is a spectacular pool at the bottom of the upper falls that I used to go swimming in. I suppose they probably discourage that sort of behavior these days. One day, there was a guy illegally tightrope walking across the top of Yosemite Falls, so I took a quick hike up there to check it out. He somehow managed to string a cable across the top of the falls and you could see it from the valley floor. I was in better shape in those days.
