Monthly Archives: February 2019

The iconic Yosemite Falls are located in Yosemite National Park CA. There are three sections combining for a total drop of 2,425 feet. A ladies’ hiking club is seen in the first photo from the early 1900s.

In stark contrast to a single-drop waterfall is Seven Falls located in Colorado Springs CO. It was a popular tourist attraction from 1880 to 2013 when a massive flood closed it down. It was then  bought and restored by the Broadmoor Hotel. The first photo is from the early 1900s. Even enlarging the third photo, … Continue reading »

Taughannock Falls is located in Ulysses NY. It is the highest single-drop waterfall (215 feet) east of the Rocky Mountains and 33 feet higher than Niagara Falls. The first photo is undated.

Located in Oswego County NY, the Salmon River drops 110 feet, forming the Falls. There was a lodge and dining establishment operating on the site from 1860-1888 and then a food and souvenir stand for another eight years . Fencing now precludes pictures such as the first photo of visitors on top of the Falls … Continue reading »

Minnehaha Falls is a Minneapolis city park. When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow saw an 1857 daguerreotype of the Falls, he was inspired to write his famous poem The Song of Hiawatha. Annually 850,000 people visit the Falls, which accounts for it’s being the most photographed site in Minnesota. While in private hands, a photo studio was … Continue reading »

Buttermilk Creek in Ithica NY drops 600 feet, forming Buttermilk Falls. The first photo is undated.

Located in the Cades Cove region of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Abrams Falls is one of the most popular waterfall hikes in the Park. Note in this 1920’s photo the group at the top, another at the bottom, and one fellow on a log representing the middle. Click to enlarge.