http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/waterfall/ en-us Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:34:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083443/posts I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this location was in a Crocodile Dundee movie. I don't know if it was, but it sure seems like it could have been. This is NOT an easy place to get to, according to what I've read. And seen: Anyways, the falls: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083443/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:34:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2029428/posts Another in an occasional series of great state parks. Ricketts Glen is a fairly large state park west of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre; apparently chock-full of waterfalls (24 named on the Falls Trail). Here's a couple: This one's called Ganoga Falls; nice change-of-pace with black-and-white. At 94 feet, it's the tallest in the park. Nice small picture, no name given. Could be the same fall as the one below it (Murray Reynolds Falls). Murray Reynolds Falls: This last one was also taken at Ricketts Glen, not a waterfall, and it's 1/4 size (click for full-size). Nice desktop candidate. NaturalMoment.com, others http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2029428/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005332/posts After the Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005332/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:43:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1973363/posts Quintessential Alps and Switzerland. Two views. The waterfall is the Staubbach, about 900 feet high. Swiss Hiking http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1973363/posts#comment Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:47:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1970429/posts This is one that I've actually seen in person; it's just off Highway 4 north of Jemez Springs (near Los Alamos). There's a small hot spring, certainly from the remnant heat of the Valles Caldera just up the road, that created the "soda" (limestone) that makes the dam that is cut through by the Jemez River. Michele's Waterfall Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1970429/posts#comment Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:08:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1961395/posts First one is from Kaphoto.ca, which has a LOT of pictures of Canada (mostly eastern Canada). This is Tews Falls in the Spencer Gorge near Hamilton: The second is a view of a rockfall from a dome eruption of Santiaguito volcano, from Photovolcanica's Santiaguito/Santa Maria Volcano page. This page has a lot of other great views and a short animation of a "ring fissure" eruption. See below http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1961395/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1912563/posts Mt. Prospect Photography http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1912563/posts#comment Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1903502/posts From this view, it might not seem to rival Niagara: But from this vantage point, it's fairly impressive. Image Shack http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1903502/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:17:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1895273/posts Found this in the "waterfall" theme -- and only after taking a look at a few pictures did I realize this is another in my thematic category of waterfalls associated with columnar basalt! This place is almost beyond category in terms of geologic beauty. There are other pictures of the place on the Web; search with "Takachiho Gorge". Three views below. Note bridge at top for scale. And the rowboats, of course. Higo Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1895273/posts#comment Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:30:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1876041/posts The beautiful Kjosfoss waterfall is one of the many stops on the Flåm Railway, which has been a major tourist attraction since 1940. The distance from the Flåm station, where the cruise liners dock, up to the Myrdal station is about 20 km (about 12 miles). The train winds its way along the narrow valley, climbing 864.8 metres (about 2800 feet) through 21 tunnels. Link to a larger image of Kjosfossen Sognefjord.no http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1876041/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2007 21:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1799713/posts Stromboli had a fairly powerful eruption on February 27, and this apparently breached the crater. A lava flow reached the sea. Tourist access to Stromboli is restricted. Below the image is a link to Volcano Discovery's Volcanoes of Italy page describing recent events. Volcanoes of Italy Norway's Latefossen provides an up close-and-personal view of some pretty strong whitewater: Acquired from Norsko 2005 Stromboli Online: Effusive Eruption 2007 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1799713/posts#comment Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:00:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1793441/posts Followers of the weekly Geopic will know that Iceland has quite a few picturesque waterfalls. But this one just makes my eyes widen a bit. Two pictures for demonstration. The first is a reduced-size desktop; click for full size. I guess they won't mind advertising. Discover the World Group: Arctic Experience http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1793441/posts#comment Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:07:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1772961/posts First of all, another waterfall with basalt columnar jointing in Iceland (not a surprise, but another stop for the dream-trip itinerary): Aldeyjarfoss From childhood, I was always fascinated by the semi-precious gemstone tiger-eye. What is it? "Tiger eye is quartz that contains oriented fibres of crocidolite that have been replaced by silica. Tiger eye is displaying chatoyancy (a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye) . Tiger eye typically has lustrous alternating yellow or brown bands." There's a word to impress your friends -- chatoyancy. Nice examples: Though yellow-brown-gold is the most common, tiger-eye also occurs in other... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1772961/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:19:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1738412/posts 1. I had not been paying attention to how active the Etna summit is again. "Etna Volcan Sicilien" covers it well (the link above to the November 2006 activity page has a 14-picture compilation). Two excerpts from it: 2. I accidentally discovered a picture of Haifoss, Iceland's 2nd highest waterfall. While the fall is nice, the view looking down the Thorjsa valley (headed by the waterfall) is amazing. Etna Volcan Sicilien (Novembre 2006) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1738412/posts#comment Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735029/posts Saw a picture of Wave Rock the other day, and couldn't believe it was real. It doesn't get the same recognition as Ayers Rock, but it's pretty neat. You may not believe this is real, either: I read in the Travel section about Gocta Falls, declared to be the third-highest waterfall in the world (depending on how you define it). Basically, if you define a falls as a free-falling stream of water, the lower falls is third. If you define falls as a stream of water falling down, there are two long fjord-side falls in Norway that are taller, placing... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735029/posts#comment Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1724978/posts I guess I'm fascinated by waterfalls in volcanic terrain; here's another one with columnar basalt (Latourelle Falls, Columbia River Gorge): And as a bonus, I hadn't realized that Paterson Falls, New Jersey, was such a high-volume fall (and it flows over basalt, too!). I'm going to have to go see this one in the spring. Waterfalls of Western North America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1724978/posts#comment Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:04:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1720930/posts (I hope Danny doesn't mind the free advertising.) Danny Burk Photography http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1720930/posts#comment Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1713670/posts I don't think this geological feature was in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, even though it's near Mt. Ruapehu, which was in the movie. The waterfall is in Tongariro National Park, which features Ruapehu, Tongariro, and Ngauruhoe volcanoes. It's central North Island, in the Taupo volcanic zone, also near the Rotorua hydrothermal area. I'll be absent next week, so I have two pictures today. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1713670/posts#comment Wed, 4 Oct 2006 18:44:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1688241/posts Three pictures where art and geology intersect. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1688241/posts#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:12:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1675919/posts Last week's picture of McWay Falls, and research that found it, indicated that it's the only waterfall in California that directly enters the ocean (at high tide). Quite by accident, last week I also discovered a picture of the remarkable Spray Falls at Picture Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, which pretty much enters directly into Lake Superior all the time. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1675919/posts#comment Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:48:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1672705/posts If you haven't heard of this place before, join the club. I discovered it while looking for other waterfall pictures. Apparently you will never find a picture of someone frolicking beneath the cascade, because the beach is off-limits. With good reason, I think -- it's astonishing. Geologically speaking, McWay Falls is the only place on the California coast where a perennial (year-round) waterfall directly enters the ocean. It is located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Picture 1: Close-up Picture 2: The full scene Michael Brochstein Web site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1672705/posts#comment Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1669225/posts Last in a series of Iceland waterfalls; Godafoss. There are a lot of pictures on the Web of this one, and this might not be the best; try searching if you like this one. The center keel is actually split, but the center cascade is obscured by spray in the image above. This one shows it clearly: The reason I chose the top one is that it reminded me of some depictions of the Falls of Rauros, in Tolkien's Middle Earth, like this one (which is the depiction from the movie): Homepage von Peter Farbel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1669225/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:53:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663155/posts Continuing in an Icelandic waterfall vein (which I'll continue at least one more week), I discovered pictures of this one -- Svartifoss. Those of you who've been regulars for the Geology Picture of the Week know that I've got a lot of sub-interests, two of which are columnar basalt and waterfalls. Well, Svartifoss is two for the price of one! The picture is a nice artistic capture; there are numerous digital snaps of Svartifoss at various flow levels. Source: http://www.seewald.com/ Svartifoss is located in the Skaftafell National Park. Map: The linked page is where I found the map; it's got... Iceland Slide Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663155/posts#comment Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:17:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1660834/posts I accidentally saw a picture of this waterfall over the weekend, and tracked it down. The first image puts it in "landscape" context. This is size-reduced, click for the full-size. It looks very other-worldly. Doesn't this picture make it look like the river is flowing uphill? The second is a close-up with people for scale, unlike last week's lava falls. Arrakeen's Site (also In http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1660834/posts#comment Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:26:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1601640/posts This is one of the better pictures of the Upper Falls I could find. The Upper Falls don't get nearly the publicity or the views of the Lower Falls, but they are very dramatic. Because they don't get the publicity, they also don't get as much coverage by professional photographers, so a lot of the images on the Web are digital and don't really capture their beauty. Note the people on the edge-of-the-falls overlook for scale. rshantz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1601640/posts#comment Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:40:03 GMT