Hiking Angel Falls (2024)
Yesterday we hiked Angel Falls as part of a two-fer in the Sierra National Forest in California. Our Friday Night Halfway technique gave us time for that two-fer, even though it did leave us in Chinchilla- I mean Chowchilla- Friday night. It was an easy drive to the trailhead Saturday morning, and we didn't need to be in any particular rush. Definitely once we began hiking the Angel Falls trail there was no particular rush. That's because the cascades of waterfalls start just steps from the trailhead.
As we worked our way upstream on a trail slightly above the creek we made numerous short side trips down to the water's edge. That's where all the action is, of course. The photo above makes it look like we had the place to ourselves, but the lack of people in the frame was a carefully timed effort. The trail was actually very popular on a beautiful Saturday in June, even at 11am when we started hiking.
Plenty of people were out, wading in the pools between the falls or sunning themselves on the rocks.
From the trailhead on the county road the trail ascends past a number of small cascades with plenty of slickrock for sitting out on. It's possible even to scramble up the slickrock when the water levels are low enough. About half a mile in there's a much larger falls... and it's still possible to scramble up the slickrock there.
Link: Watch video on YouTube
BTW I've titled this entry "Hiking Angel Falls (2024)" because this isn't our first trip to the area, nor the first time I've blogged about it. Check out my blogs from Angel Falls from July 2023.
Keeping reading: More thoughts about Angel Falls this year
As we worked our way upstream on a trail slightly above the creek we made numerous short side trips down to the water's edge. That's where all the action is, of course. The photo above makes it look like we had the place to ourselves, but the lack of people in the frame was a carefully timed effort. The trail was actually very popular on a beautiful Saturday in June, even at 11am when we started hiking.
Plenty of people were out, wading in the pools between the falls or sunning themselves on the rocks.
From the trailhead on the county road the trail ascends past a number of small cascades with plenty of slickrock for sitting out on. It's possible even to scramble up the slickrock when the water levels are low enough. About half a mile in there's a much larger falls... and it's still possible to scramble up the slickrock there.
Click to viewLink: Watch video on YouTube
BTW I've titled this entry "Hiking Angel Falls (2024)" because this isn't our first trip to the area, nor the first time I've blogged about it. Check out my blogs from Angel Falls from July 2023.
Keeping reading: More thoughts about Angel Falls this year