Waterfall of the Week

Millaa Millaa Falls

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Overhaul of Latin America Pages Complete

Latin America was the latest region to undergo the overhaul of the individual waterfall pages. I noticed that much of the prose and visuals in this section were lacking. Fortunately, I had sufficient notes and library of photos to beef up the individual waterfall pages here.

That leaves just Asia as the last major region left to do.

Look for updates in the coming month where hopefully the scrub of this website will finally come to an end.

And as usual, if you catch typos, broken links, mistakes, or even if you like what we have, give us a holler and tell us what you think.

Waterfall of the Week

Lower Oneonta Falls

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Hoofing It In The Eastern Sierra

Last weekend was supposed to be a backpacking trip to the beautiful Minaret Lake deep in the Ansel Adams Wilderness near the Mammoth Lakes. But our trip leader had to back out due to health problems so the backcountry excursion turned into one where a high school buddy of mine and I chased waterfalls (plus a lake that yielded a waterfall I didn't expect to see).

Most of the waterfalls chased were oldies like Twin Falls, Rainbow Falls, Lower Falls, and Horsetail Falls. However, on our moderately strenuous hike to Shadow Lake, we saw a surprise waterfall I called "Shadow Falls" since I didn't know its name.

In addition to chasing waterfalls and a lake, we also spent a few hours amongst some of the oldest living organisms on earth in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. It was an intriguing excursion that yielded nice photographs as well as a chance to see the distinctive trees that neither of us had never seen before.

This trip was like John Muir once said.

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

No question that was the case once again...

Waterfall of the Week

Latourell Falls

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Overhaul of Africa Region Complete

This is the latest of the regions to undergo the overhaul of its individual waterfall pages. Although there wasn't the quantity of waterfalls seen in other regions, the writeups of the falls in Africa definitely required more attention and time since there was lots to be said (given the adventure and uniqueness of our experiences there).

So that now leaves Latin America and Asia as the last two regions to undergo the overhaul, which I expect to get to some time in September or at the end of August. It really depends on how much free time I'll be having in the near term.

In any case, come have a second look (or first one if you haven't seen it yet) of what we have to say our experiences at the waterfalls of Africa.

Plans To Floodlight Chitrakote Falls

I stumbled upon yet another article regarding India's version of Niagara Falls.

This was one of the major waterfalls we really wanted to see, but our tour operator refused to go out there due to the threat of Maoist insurgencies. So we'll have to hope we can return to India and focus on these areas assuming things get better over there.

In any case, it does seem like there's a concerted effort to lure tourists to that part of the country.

To read the article, click here.

Something Stirring In India's East

I stumbled across an article talking about how Maoists are recruiting people.

I thought it was interesting because our trip to India was adversely affected due to some instability in India's East. And this kept us from seeing places like Hundru Falls, Barehipani Falls, Joranda Falls, and Chitrakote Falls (they're all within Maoist- and Naxalite-influenced areas).

After reading through this article, I couldn't help but see the implications this has on what's going on in Pakistan (with the flooding affecting some 20 million people and counting). I wonder if Al Qaeda and the Taliban see a major opportunity for recruitment by being the first (as well as the last) to offer aid and money before the Western World acts...

To read the article, click here.