Waterwheel Falls

Yosemite National Park

Waterwheel Falls is located at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. This waterfall is not your typical type. What you see is the water in the Tuolumne River making rooster tails as the water passes over large rocks embedded in the solid granite river bed.

As the flow of the Tuolumne Rives goes so goes the rooster tails or in other words low water flow makes for a very small waterwheels but high water makes very large waterwheels.

The hike from Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin and on to Waterwheel Falls in Yosemite National Park was enjoyable but it is not on my list for a repeat visit.

Waterwheel Falls

Waterwheel Falls