Angel Falls

The trek out to Angel Falls starts with a quick dugout canoe ride to some shallow rapids. Then, you get out and hike around them for about 45 minutes.

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Then, back in the boat for 3.5 hours. It’s wet. And, if we weren’t already thoroughly soaked, it rained on us too.

It’s a long way to go in a tiny little boat, but it’s worth it. We lucked out and had a clear view of the falls from the river as we pulled up.

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From there, it was straight onto the trail. Again, everything and everybody was soaked. Still fun, and still pretty amazing.

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It’s the tallest waterfall in the world. Even Bode was impressed.

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4 thoughts on “Angel Falls

  • June 24, 2013 at 10:49 AM
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    Bode, Sooooo, a waterfall is NOT just another waterfall??!! If this is the highest in the world, then you may have seen them all.

  • June 24, 2013 at 2:17 PM
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    Breathless!

  • June 28, 2013 at 5:51 AM
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    wow, amazing!! do you know why the fall has that name?

    BTW, nice hat of your mom Angela đŸ˜‰

  • June 28, 2013 at 6:37 AM
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    Ignacio – It was named after Jimmie Angel – an American pilot who ‘discovered’ it and later crashed his plane there. His plane is now at the Ciudad Bolivar airport.

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