| SergeyLisin |
07-14-2009 04:21 PM |
Not just another waterfall
My girlfriend and I went to a hot spring resort for the weekend and saw this really awesome waterfall. It is big, and I do mean big - not just in height, but also flow. Right now is the monsoon season here, so it was flowing even more than usual.
A side view showing the plunge pool and lower fall. The tree to the right is a maple completely festooned with epiphytic ferns and selaginella:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...eFallMaple.jpg
A head on shot showing the two cascades that make up this fall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...allAmagase.jpg
Here is a shot to give you some sense of scale - yes, that is a man standing behind it. Since the waterfall has undercut the rock face you are able to walk under the fall easily, although it is a wet journey!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nWaterfall.jpg
The fall's name is Jion waterfall and is located between the towns of Amagase and Kusu in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Total height is 30 meters (just shy of a 100 feet) and the fall is composed of two sets of cascades of nearly identical height. Very impressive place! |
