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Cascade Falls (The Cascades) – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 266

Jeff

Cascade Falls

One segment of Cascade Falls

The last several posts addressed some of the more robust and thus impressive waterfalls at Yosemite National Park and hikes that let visitors get up close to nature’s gushing faucets.

When it comes to natural beauty, however, power isn’t necessarily the main determinant. Cascade Falls, for example, is a series of waterfalls that meander and zig-zag down a mountain forming very pretty shaped spills. Some are delta shaped while others find their own abstract expression as they roll between and over the creek’s boulders.

The result is a beautiful array of colors, sounds and visual displays. The picture above was taken from the bridge that passes over the falls separating the upper region from the more powerful lower region below.

There is an associated hike with Cascade Falls, but a stop along the road and a visit to each side will also offer a worthy view of the rushing waters.

To read more about Cascade Creek and the waterfalls, click HERE.

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 

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See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 129 (Small-er Miracles at Yosemite)

Jeff

Cascade Falls Yosemite

Cascade Falls is one of the smaller water displays at Yosemite

In staying with our theme of finding hidden wonders in our national parks, I want to show you another picture of Cascade Falls. It isn’t nearly as large as Yosemite Falls, or Vernal Falls or even Bridalveil Fall, but it is still very pretty and dainty; as far as waterfalls go.

I find the cascading water flowing over the rocky “steps” very attractive. I enjoy watching the streams of water and the beautiful patterns they make as they fan out over the rocks. In some ways, they look more like a bride’s veil than does the cascading flourish of that name.

We stopped to view this smaller display as we were heading out of the valley to hike in and around Tuolumne Meadows. There is a bridge-like structure as the road curves and parking in two places nearby. The picture above is the high side of the mountain, but the water flows under the bridge and continues to cascade down into the valley.

While I think the uphill side is prettiest, the downhill display is attractive as well. This doesn’t draw the crowds as much as some of the other features at Yosemite, but it “falls” onto my list of places to stop and see!

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 

JBRish.com originally published this post
*All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.

 
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

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