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Bushkill Falls is a series of eight waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over 100 feet, located in Northeast Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in the USA. Beginning at the headwaters of Bushkill Creek, the water descends the mountain toward the Delaware River, forming Bushkill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls, Laurel Glen Falls, Pennell Falls, and three additional, unnamed falls, Bushkill Falls is often called the "Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania" and is among the Keystone State's most famous scenic attractions. This unique series of eight waterfalls, nestled deep in the wooded Pocono Mountains, is accessible through an excellent network of hiking trails, bridges, and lots of stairs which afford fabulous views of the falls and the surrounding forest. It was opened to the public in 1904 by Charles E. Peters, and is still owned by the Peters family.
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this date, there was an admission fee for the park of $12.50 for adults
per day, $11.50 for seniors per day, and $7 for children ages 4-10 per
day. (Prices may change throughout the years, the two RV Gypsies have
no control over fees)
The area features a variety of trails and bridges that vary in length and difficulty.
On August 13, 2011, one person died after falling 150 feet into the
falls. Two teenage boys walked off marked trails and one of the boys
lost his footing and fell into the falls. He was pronounced dead on
the scene. Do NOT go off of the marked trails! You are responsible for
your own safety at waterfalls, while hiking, and in whatever adventure
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Below: After descending some
stairs and arriving at the Lookout for the main falls (Bushkill Falls),
Karen Duquette looked upwards at a small part of the stairs and path
they had already walked. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
got their first look at Bushkill Falls from the lookout. |
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Below: And More Stairs for
the two RV Gypsies to navigate. |
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More Stairs |
Looking down at where the two RV Gypsies
are heading to
which is the bridge over lower gorge falls |
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Below: A view from the bridge over the lower gorge
falls, and the walkway to the bridge at the bottom of Bushkill Falls.
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Below: A view from the other
side of the bridge - Big Bushkill Creek leading to the Delaware River. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
carefully looked straight down over the railing from the bridge over
the lower gorge falls at different angles. |
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Below: Karen Duquette at the bottom of the Bushkill Falls |
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Below: The bottom of the main
falls before it flows under the bridge and towards the bridge over Lower
Gorge Falls as shown earlier. |
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Below: Lee Duquette at the
bottom of Bushkill Falls, and some of the many stairs high above him. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
climbed more stairs to get to the top of Bushkill Falls. |
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Below is a sign at the bottom
of the stairs leading from the top of the Main Falls (Bushkill Falls)
to Bridal Veil Falls. The two RV Gypsies did not go this route because
this trail takes 2-1/2 hours to complete, and it was just more stairs
than the two RV Gypsies wanted to do today. |
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Below: So the two RV Gypsies
continued on the yellow trail over several bridges towards the Upper
Canyon. |
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Below: Karen Duquette carefully
held the camera over the railing to photograph part of the main falls. |
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Below The two RV Gypsies
finally reached the Upper Canyon and Little Bushkill Creek |
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Karen Duquette did not start counting the stairs until after they had already reached the lookout to the main falls. And sometimes she forgot to count stairs from one area to another, and when she realized that, she just started counting from the last number she remembered counting. All-in-all, the two RV Gypsies walked up and down MORE than 400 stairs on this hike. |
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