If you come to Yosemite in August, you might have hard time believing that there are so many waterfalls in the park – they all dry out in the summer because most receive their water from the melting snow.

If you come in June, you will find many majestic waterfalls roaring over rocky overhangs into dark deep pools.

The tallest is Yosemite Falls, which flows from November to July and makes quite a spectacle in May.

It consists of three falls: Upper Yosemite Fall (the tallest at 1,430 feet), the middle cascades, and Lower Yosemite Fall. The views of the falls are great from anywhere in the Yosemite Valley.

There is a shuttle that takes visitors to the base of the falls, or you can hike to the top if you are prepared for a quite challenging climb.

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