A waterfall tall and majestic is a sight to behold.

But unlike a mountain that has to be 1,000 feet or higher otherwise it’s just a “hill”, a waterfall has no height or width restriction for it to be called a “waterfall”. If water falls vertically down a rock ledge of higher elevation to a rock ledge or pool of lower elevation, then it is rightfully and literally a waterfall.

Indeed, water dropping just one foot high through a narrow chute between two rocks is a waterfall. But imagine widening that chute to the width of a river spanning dozens of feet while keeping the same height of one foot and one cannot be faulted for calling it a “cascade”.

So, I need no one’s forgiveness when I declare that I have found two waterfalls on Kakiat Trail at Harriman State Park, albeit small.

Harriman State Park’s mountains—yes, they are over 1,000 feet tall—do not seem to have the resource to power water down the slopes year-round into raging waterfalls. So it’s not known to be a hotspot for waterfalls. Except for the waterfall called Arthur’s Falls, the rest, 11-22 depending on which website you visit, are seasonal and are likely not going to be there when you visit unless you come at just the right time—right after a heavy downpour.

But the waterfall experience is not one of sight alone. Whether it’s the thunderous roar or the light pattering, the sound a waterfall makes is perhaps Mother Nature’s best instrument in elevating one’s whole being into the realm of rejuvenating bliss.