Bridalveil Falls
Almost as famous as Yosemite Falls, this is the falls that travellers arriving from the south see first. That first view of the valley, the impossibly perfect postcard view from the Wawona Tunnel, is one of the most famous in California, made even more dramatic by the way one bursts suddenly upon it from the darkness of the tunnel.
Bridalveil Creek is a classic example of a hanging valley - a side valley formed by a tributary glacier that flowed out on top of the main Merced glacier. It gets its name (and also its Indian name of Pohono, “puffing wind”) from the way the afternoon up-canyon breezes blow it back and forth. Sometimes the wind is strong enough to send spray back up over the lip of the fall - in late summer it may briefly stop the falls altogether.
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