Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 200 years ago, before there was an amphitheater, sidewalks or splash pad, there stood a waterfall – the original "Cascades." ...

Though technically, there isn’t an officially recognized ‘National Waterfall Day’ in the U.S., many outdoor lovers celebrate their love of waterfalls on June 16, International Waterfall Day.

Waterfalls have a somewhat mystical place in our psyche, but what is it about these tumbling cascades that makes you want to travel to their location—perhaps hiking for miles—and stand in their spray?

When it comes to trails with big payoffs, it’s hard to do much better than a waterfall hike. After all, on a hot summer day, there’s little more rewarding than cool mist on your face, icy water on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lower Cascades Park in Bloomington has been around awhile. The park is owned and operated by the Bloomington Park and Recreation ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Among the more ...

This summer’s series on waterfalls of New Brunswick has been an absolute blast. Our goal was to visit as many parts of the ...

Burney Falls doesn’t cascade—it explodes. Each day, 100 million gallons of spring water burst from a 129-foot basalt cliff face and spill into a cerulean pool flanked by ponderosa pines. “If you’re ...

It’s not that Dry Creek Falls isn’t a popular hiking destination — it very much is — but compared with all the other amazing sites that surround it, the Columbia Gorge waterfall can still manage to ...