[gandalftb]

It is a beautiful location.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25337138

It's about 2 kilometers from the Iranian border. But that is a rough 2 kilometers of steep uphill, rocky grades to a mountain ridge heavily patrolled by Iran.

The Iranian border patrol was at the grotto sightseeing and were happened upon by the three hikers. They then kidnapped the three hikers to keep from being reported to their own superiors and concocted a cover story that now has been expanded on to keep Iran from being embarrassed.

[Magnum44]

Well, its a nice waterfall, but I can think of hundreds of others more picturesque. Certainly not worth the risk of being caught so close to a questionably secure border. Now, having said that about the wisdom of the hikers, it still does not justify the Obama administrations cover-up of the Iranian lie being purported.