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!
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*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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Meta Data – Day 129 YOY – Year of Yosemite
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Capture date: June 7, 2016
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