Man Drowned After Going Into Water to Rescue Dogs at California Waterfall Saturday, June 4, at approximately 12:12 pm, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a 911 call of a drowning victim in Shackleford Falls in the Scott Valley area. The caller stated her husband, 47-year-old Robert Lewis of Montague, CA, had gone into the base of the waterfall to rescue two of the family’s dogs. Lewis’ wife stated she saw […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Breathtaking Drone Footage Down the World’s Tallest Waterfall I just returned from a two-week expedition through the jungles of Venezuela to FPV the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel falls (979m / 3121 ft). I had this beautiful country on my bucket list for many years. Related: VIDEO: Amazing Drone Footage of Laird Hamilton Catching the World’s Longest Wave My friends and I explored the jungle for days by boat, […] SnowBrains | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
Lake City, CO Ice Park: New Area Added for 2020-2021 Ice Season Report from December 29th, 2020 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Lake City is a small town in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. In the winter, the town is known for ice climbing, its local ski hill, and backcountry access. Lake City is in Hinsdale County with a population of 387 people. In the summertime, Lake City is […] Trip Report Dominic Gawel | December 29, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Kayaker Sends It Off 134-Foot Waterfall | 2nd Tallest Waterfall Ever Ridden by a Kayaker [arve url="https://youtu.be/Gh2yGSTIiSI"] SnowBrains | May 19, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Ecuador’s Tallest Waterfall Has Disappeared According to the NASA Earth Observatory, Ecuador’s tallest waterfall has mysteriously vanished, puzzling researchers. According to local authorities, a sinkhole recently formed a few feet above the San Rafael Waterfall which may have redirected its water flow. NASA is investigating the waterfall’s disappearance and they wrote on their website, Surrounded by lush vegetation and rare butterflies, the San Rafael Waterfall was […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
Yosemite’s annual “firefall” event will most likely not happen this year National Park officials are saying that Yosemite’s annual “firefall” event will most likely not happen this year, and the reasons why are sad. “Horsetail Fall has little to no water,” the Yosemite National Park website said. The firefall is an annual event at Horsetail Fall located in the Yosemite Valley in which the falls glow orange due to the natural backlighting […] SnowBrains | February 12, 2020 5 Comments
35-Year Old Woman Slipped and Fell to Her Death Taking a Photo at Eagle Falls, CA The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who lost her footing, slipped and fell to her death while taking a photograph at Eagle Falls near Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay as 35-year-old Bay Area resident Stephanie “Dina” Espinosa. She was sitting in one of the pools of water near the waterfalls when she fell on Friday. “Dina slipped while reaching […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2019 0 Comments
Man Dead After Jumping Off 131-Foot Waterfall in Northern California A 30-year-old man is dead after jumping off 131-foot Burney Falls in far northern California. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Department reports that the man did not resurface after the 131-foot leap. The sheriff’s department was called to the scene at 5:47 pm on Friday, July 6th, 2018. Many agencies responded to the accident including: California State Parks and the California […] Industry News CragBrains | July 9, 2018 0 Comments