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McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park |
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The
Great Pyramid of Giz, The
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The
Colossus of Rhodes, The
Lighthouse of Alexandria. What do these Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World have in common? None of them possess today the natural
beauty of what Teddy Roosevelt dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of
the World", Burney Falls. Located amongst the towering volcanoes
of the Cascade Range, Burney Falls is formed by springs running
year round flowing through the porous basalt left behind by previous
eruptions and lava flows. The beauty of the falls comes not from
their size, but from their unique geology. There are two main flows
off the top, which is not unusual. What is unusual is the numerous
flows coming directly out of the rock behind and on both sides of
the main falls. These stem from the underground aquifer which is
the source of the flow for the majority of the year. This aquifer
system helps to provide most of the one hundred million gallon per
day flow of the falls. What this means is that when most of California's
waterfalls have either frozen in the winter or dried up in the late
summer, Burney rages on. Camping is also
available on a year round basis with each season providing something
different and unique.
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