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A San Francisco woman visiting an Emerald Bay waterfall fell to her death July 4, Tahoe officials said. A spokesperson from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Ishrat Binta Azim, 25, of San Francisco, was visiting Eagle Falls on July 4. Around 2:45 p.m., Azim slipped and fell at the lower Eagle Falls. “The female was later located in a pool of water near the Vikingsholm walking path, where she was confirmed deceased,” the spokesperson said. “No foul play is suspected.” This is at least the second slip-and-fall fatality in recent years at Eagle Falls. In 2019, a young...

There are two ways to get to Mossbrae Falls, one of the most beautiful (and most often Instagrammed) natural attractions in California, about 30 minutes from the base of Mount Shasta. Unfortunately, neither of the routes are legal — and the more popular one involves a potentially deadly trek along active railroad tracks. And yet the ethereal beauty of the falls is still a powerful temptation for visitors, who come here by the thousands, often drawn by shots splashed across Instagram and other social media sites. Tall as a five-story building and longer than an Olympic swimming pool, Mossbrae is...

TwideoFive hikers were walking along a trail in British Columbia, Canada, when they were alerted that two men had slipped off a rock and fallen into a pool just before the rapids below.Quick thinking: On Oct. 11, Kuljinder Kinda, a Sikh electrician from Punjab, India, and his friends were hiking in Golden Ears Provincial Park when a group ahead told them to call for help, NBC News reported.The five friends didn’t have service on their phones and couldn’t find any park personnel for the 10 minutes that they searched. Instead, they came up with the idea to fashion together a...

She lost her footing and fell at Eagle Falls in Emerald Bay State Park, according to the North Tahoe Fire Protection District, which responded to the scene to recover her body. “This is a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas,” the fire department said in a Facebook post. The falls, which is about 50-foot-tall, overlook Lake Tahoe.

Residents in Guiyang city, south-west China, thought they were imagining things when they saw a massive waterfall cascading out of a high-rise building in the middle of the street. In fact, the 108-metre-tall (350ft) fall is indeed a part of the towering Liebian Building, located at a public plaza in the city's central business district. A large tank is installed at the foot of the 121-meter-tall (397ft) skyscraper, where four 185-kilowatt pumps would lift the water to the top of the fall.

But the Liebian Building in southwest part of the country has turned the spout on a 350-gusher that flows from the side of the structure down to a public plaza in the city’s central business district The electricity needed to keep the monstrous mountain of water flowing costs about $118 per hour. “It’s quite novel,” one local told Kanka News. “If you do it on a hot day, it will feel very comfortable. It is still very eye-catching.”

Michael Peacher stared out at the sprawling Yosemite Valley, stretched out before him like a giant post card. Half Dome bathed in the early May morning sun. El Capitan sat stoically in the shifting shadows. But Peacher’s eyes were locked on Bridalveil Falls, roaring in the distance with a watery abandon. “Since 2011 we haven’t had any water whatsoever,” said Peacher, an avid kayaker. “Just been a horrible drought for the past four years.” California’s stifling drought got so bad Peacher moved to Washington where the rivers were full enough to kayak. But this winter, the rains returned to California...

RAWDON, Que. - A bride-to-be has plunged to her death, tumbling down from a cliff into a waterfall while wearing her wedding dress. The woman was being photographed Friday at Dorwin Falls in Rawdon, Que., which she had chosen as the backdrop for her wedding pictures. During the photo shoot, around 2 p.m., she slipped on some rocks and plummeted into the water. The falls, at their highest point, are just over 18 metres high. The immediate rescue team included firefighters and provincial police, and divers were soon on their way. The woman's body was found several hours later. A...

Henrhyd Falls, Wales Kanba Falls, Japan (click for full size)

This week, a couple of waterfalls on the island of La Reunion (which, bye-the-bye, also has its own active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise, erupting right now.) La Reunion is the French version of Hawaii: tropical, waterfalls, old volcanoes with landscapes like Kauai, and the active one, too. I've posted pictures of the big 1,000+ foot volcano in the Iron Hole crater; these are some other nice ones. Click for full-size. Cascade Niagara (not the one in Canada!) And if you want adventure:

Just happened to find this nice-looking falls. I've been near there, to the High Falls of the Pigeon River (highest waterfalls in Minnesota, right on the border), but didn't go north. These are a bit inland of Thunder Bay. Click all for full-size.

I've always liked the rare and unique coastal waterfall. This one is Alamere Falls, on the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Here's the tour around Iceland's Myrdalsjökull ice cap I promised; this ice cap is on top of Katla volcano, which has apparently erupted every time after Eyjafjallajökull erupted (historically). Katla is bigger and reputedly nastier. (click for full-size unless otherwise indicated) I Heart columnar basalt: Skogar stream (this one's full-size) 360-degree panorama of the Solheimajokull glacier: Hraftinnusker, looking like what I imagine the Martian polar regions look like: Myrdalsjökull from the air: from the side: Colored valleys and blue lake Axlafoss

Still trying to get back on a normal schedule; so laziness-wise, here are pictures of my favorite things, from the same page: A lava lake (Chile's Villarica) Villarica is a good-looking peak A waterfall (Chile's Rio Truful) And to finish it off, here's a volcano (the famously symmetrical Osorno) and a waterfall (Saltos del Petrohue) in the same picture: I recognize and commend all those who have worked in rescue-and-recovery missions or donated to support of the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.

First, from Norway Vøringsfossen Click 'em for full-size. This next one's not big or great, but it shows where the hotel is. Also small, but a good view of the base of the falls. Something tells me it is NOT easy to get down there. Second, from the border of Vietnam and China: Detian/Ban Gioc. Click both for full-size.

Those of you who have gazed on the various images I've posted here will remember that I have a particular fondness for columnar basalt: the geological formation found at Devil's Tower, the Devil's Postpile, Svartifoss waterfall in Iceland, New York's Palisades, Giant's Causeway in Iceland, etc. There's actually a good list here, with some I hadn't known about before (I know, what a surprise!) Basalt Now, this picture and this feature might not constitute actual unusual geology; in fact, itÂ’s probably rather conventional, though it does result from a fortuitous combination of geological processes; and as you might guess, it...

I don't know how many of you saw the movie "Up" (Disney/Pixar). It helps to have kids. It was good -- and surprisingly anxiety-inducing. Anyway, not to give much away, a waterfall in Venezuela is a significant plot device. When I saw both trailers and the actual movie, I said to myself "Obviously inspired by Angel Falls". I was wrong. Turns out that the real waterfall inspiration, I think, is Salto Kukenam (or Kukenan, or Kukenaam) -- not sure. From what I can tell, Salto Kukenam falls from one of the smaller tepuis -- a larger one hosts Angel Falls....

I'll be on hiatus into July after this. So I looked for some waterfall pictures as a send-off. Waterfall in the Caucasus Mountains (Chegem Gorge). Click for full-size. Katibawasan Falls, Phillipines (click for full size) El Chorro waterfalls, El Salvador

BRRR! Click for full-size.

I guess I heard about this before, but I just read that voting reopened. Go to the linked site for more information, and you can vote if you want to. With all deference to all of the wonders of South America, is there anything that can beat this: An even more spectacular shot is at the site below; can't use a shared link. Find Angel Falls and click to see the big pic. Waterfalls of the World One more: