Saturday, March 8, 2008

WATERFALLS

Niagara falls

In this picture, you see both the American & Horseshoe falls. I took this picture from the border of US & Canada. At dawn, other than the sound of the waterfalls, the place was so calm. I am so happy that my friend Anuradha dropped me at the falls.


This is the view of the American falls when seen from Canada.


In this picture, you see the American falls view from the prosepect point. It is worth seeing it on a bright day.


Horseshoe falls-morning



Horseshoe falls-noon



Horseshoe falls-evening

The canadian horseshoe falls should be viewed from Canada. I spent a whole day admiring the flow of water. The calm Niagara River that runs from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, gives rise to the falls that make tremendous sound. One should not miss the scenic route from the Old Fort Erie to the Niagara falls. I also took the trips “journey behind the mist” where you will be behind the falls hearing the thundering sounds of the falls and the “maid of the mist” where you will be taken by a ferry to the base of the falls in where you will find yourself amidst the pure white mist. The height of the falls is 51 m. The summer daytime flow is 675,000 gal/sec.


Rhein falls-distant view



Rhein falls-closeup view



Boat trip at Rhein falls

Rhine falls is the largest waterfalls in the Europe. It belongs to Switzerland. It is situated near the town of Schaffhausen which is close to the German border. The height of the falls is 23 m. The average water flow in summer is 159,000 gal/sec.


Abbey Falls

In this picture you see the abbey falls in Madikeri or Coorg. Coorg is a.k.a. "Scotland of India". What beauty lies in the Abbey falls and not in the Niagara falls? The Abbey falls is amidst the coppice. So, one has to walk through the coppice to reach the falls, which is a great experience. I had a nice trip to this place, also made some friends-Kavya, Pallavika,Sheetal & Seema.


Courtrallam-Main Falls



Courtrallam-Five Falls

In this picture, you see the 167m Courtrallam falls situated near Thenkasi, India. The falls is believe to have medicinal value since the water flows on the medicinal herbs before it falls. So, hundreds of people take shower under this falls everyday. When I was a kid, I have taken a shower too!


Akaka Falls



Waterfalls in Hawaii



Waterfalls in Maui



Avalanche Falls

In this picture, you see the 13.6 m Avalanche waterfalls which was formed in 1883. It creates a crescendo of sounds as Flume Brook enters the gorge. This falls is in the Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire. It is so nice that Dr.Kannan & family gave me a ride to this place.


Gainfeld Waterfalls

The Gainfeld waterfalls is situated just a 10-minute walk from the Bischofshofen village center in Austria. The water falls into the Pongowe ruins. Myself and my friend Ranjit came across this place during our trip in Austria.

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