• William Whewell.

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Waterfalls that drain directly to the ocean are a rare sight and for an admirer of waterfalls its kind of like the holy grail. When I moved to California, I learned from my research that there are only two of that kind in the USA and they are within short distance of each other on the central California coast. The first one is the most popular due to its ease of access and is called the McWay Falls. The second one is called Alamere Falls and is located at the end of the short but pretty difficult Palomarin trail north of the golden gate bridge. The only time we tried to get this fall, we had to abandon the hike as the trail got quite sketchy for my comfort level.

So, imagine my surprise when I went shoot sunrise at Garrapata state park and see this twin falls that emptied directly into the ocean. These little falls drain directly to a small beach that can be seen in the photo I posted yesterday. This fall is located on the Soberanes peak and this is pretty much the only shot you can take at the location due to the recessed position of the falls within the cove. I doubt that is the reason why it's not quite as popular as the McWay falls a couple of miles south.