, ▁it ▁has ▁three ▁distinct ▁parts . ▁ ▁The ▁top most ▁is ▁a ▁free ▁drop ▁of ▁perhaps ▁ 3 0 0 ▁feet , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ste ep ly - c asc ading ▁stream ▁which ▁desc ends ▁ 6 0 0 ▁feet ▁in ▁a ▁ste ep - s ided ▁g orge , ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁stream ▁between ▁Upper ▁and ▁Lower ▁Y os em ite ▁Fall . ▁ ▁These ▁cas c ades ▁cannot ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁their ▁entire ty ▁from ▁the ▁trail : ▁ ▁such ▁a ▁view ▁is ▁seen ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁Valley ▁high ▁on ▁Kol ana ▁Rock . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁bottom ▁drop , ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁dam ▁and ▁int imately ▁from ▁the ▁trail , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁feet ▁down ▁an ▁esc arp ment ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁vertical , ▁but ▁in ▁high ▁water ▁the ▁water ▁sho ots ▁out ward ▁to ▁clear ▁this ▁descent . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁can ▁reach ▁W ap ama ▁F alls ▁by ▁h ik ing ▁ ▁up ▁H etch ▁H etch y ▁Res er voir ▁Tra il ▁from ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁Dam . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : W ater falls ▁of ▁Y os em ite ▁National ▁Park ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Tu ol um ne ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : T ier ed ▁water falls <0x0A> </s> ▁Ar on ▁Kin ca id ▁( born ▁Norman ▁Ne ale ▁Williams ▁II . ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0