Brink of the Lower Falls

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The first of the North Rim viewpoints leads down a steep 0.75-mile trail, descending 600ft for exciting close-up views of the tumbling white water as the Yellowstone River rushes over the lip of the Lower Falls. Heading back up isn’t half as much fun as going down.

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