#seven falls

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During our trip to Colorado, my dad wanted to show us some interesting places he experienced when he lived there.

In the late 1980s, my dad was stationed at Fort Carson as a mechanic. For years, he told us he wanted to show us some of his favorite places.

We experienced some of Denver like a diner and the Denver Art Museum. We went to his old neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak, the Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs, and a tucked-away campground on Cripple Creek.

Another place he remembered was the Manitou Cliff Dwellings, a collection of an old indigenous town along with several additions inspired by other sites. The museum sections detailed the area's history and its use in 1950s Americana like automobile advertisements.

After that, we went to Seven Falls, now privately owned by the Broadmoor.

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seven falls

october 29, 2022

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Tree. Rocks. Water. Sky.

Shots from our 2 day getaway, earlier this week.

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Los Padres National Forest, California.

There's a few off trail excursions from Tunnel Trail that are popular enough to have very distinct trails. The route to see the waterfalls along Mission Canyon is one of them. The pools beyond take a bit of a climb.

Seven Falls and Three Pools

Los Padres National Forest. The popular off trail (use trail) excursion to see the waterfalls along Mission Creek. The big pools, too.

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Jump of the Seven Falls

It was the largest waterfall in the world in volume of water, because on October 13, 1982 the floodgates of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant were closed to create the dam flooding the waterfalls.

To give you an idea of ​​its greatness, we only have to compare its annual average flow with Niagara Falls, the largest in volume of water today, the Seven Falls had a flow of 13,300 m³ / s while Niagara Falls today has 2,407 m³ / s. It was located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay and was part of the Paraná River, today it is located at the bottom of the artificial lake of Itaipu.

Who had the opportunity to watch this fantastic spectacle of nature, brings the scene recorded forever in the routine. But no matter how imaginative it may be, no matter how much memory you have, you will never be able to reproduce the majestic image of billions of cubic meters of water falling per second from rocky cliffs to the abyss with a deafening noise.

The falls were located at a point where the Paraná River was forced through a narrow gorge. At the head of the falls, the river drastically reduced from a width of about 380 meters to 61 meters. The total height of the falls was approximately 114 m, while the largest of the 19 large waterfalls had a drop of 40 m in height. The roar of the waterfall could be heard 20 kilometers away.

The Seven Falls can be considered one of the greatest natural wonders, was a true painting of God. It consisted of 19 main waterfalls divided into 7 groups of falls. The city of Guaíra was built in 1940 to take advantage of the tourist power of the region, it was at this time that Brazil and the world began to know the name Salto Guaíra given to the Jump of the Seven Falls.

At that time, Guaíra had taken a great tourist attention of the Iguassu Falls, the two falls divided the attention at the time. Everything was going very well, the new city of Guaíra was growing rapidly with the money coming from tourism, the city reached a population of 60 thousand inhabitants.

The beautiful waterfalls were a success until in 1979 the end of the Jump of the Seven Falls was decreed. The government had decreed that the construction of the Itaipu Power Plant would flood Salto Guaíra. After that, thousands of tourists headed to the Seven Falls, everyone wanted to see her before she left, everyone wanted to see her last days.

His death was caused by the political ambition of the time. Negotiations for the construction of the Itaipu Power Plant took place in 1960, between Brazil and Paraguay. After six years of negotiations, a treaty was concluded for the construction of the Hydroelectric Plant. The water power of the river was the main attraction for the construction.

And then October 13, 1982, the closing of the floodgates of the Itaipu Bypass Channel began to bury, with the muddy waters of the artificial lake, one of the biggest spectacles on the face of the Earth the Seven Falls of the Paraná River. The flood lasted only 13 days, during this period several riverside returned to the river to bid farewell to the Seven Falls. The scene was very sad as told stories of people who lived this tragedy up close.

Before and during the fall floods several demonstrations were made, but they had no effect. The government was without option, trying to demonstrate the wealth that the Hydroelectric would bring to the country without mentioning that they also did not try to give much satisfaction to the population.

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binibinilovetravels Tis my second time experiencing the highest zipline in asia, gave me the chance to savor each moment, minus a little bit of tachycardia. Seven Falls Lake Sebu Zipline is one of the highest and tallest zipline in asia and is divided into to 2 rigs. One rig runs for 45 seconds and the latter part runs for 25 seconds. Only through the zipline can you see the seven magnificent falls.