As Close As You Can Get...

When I think of splash, waterfalls come to mind. This is Mr. CH taking pictures, not of Niagara Falls as we traveled in a boat near the base, but of me getting splashed! I'm sure that was much more entertaining for him.

It also reminded me of the trip I took a few years ago to Igauzu Falls in Argentina. Taller than Niagara Falls, twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horsehoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River. During the rainy season, the rate of flow of water going over the falls may reach 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic m) per second.

These matter of fact details do nothing to describe the grandeur of the falls, the tremendous amount of water (an average of 553 cubic feet per second) thundering down 269 feet, the tropical location and the sheer beauty that led Eleanor Roosevelt to say Poor Niagara. Four times the width of Niagara Falls, Iguazu Falls are divided by various islands into separate waterfalls. One of the best known is Devil's Throat, or Gargantua del Diablo with its perpetual spray high over the falls.

It was nigh impossible to capture the majesty and beauty of these falls, but I did my best and came home with many, many photos!