Searching for a majestic waterfall? There's no need to travel very far. Many are right here in Connecticut.

There's gushers like Great Falls along the Housatonic River at Fall Village in the town of Canaan on the western side of the state. In the spring when it's at full power, it's been touted as the marteka-falls-village-falls-0409-20170407-story.html">"Niagara of New England."

Others, like marteka-sages-ravine-0525-20140522-column.html">Sages Ravine in Salisbury, are more pristine, but a little harder to get to. For those willing to trek through the woods a bit, they may have it all to themselves.

Today we take a tour of the best cascading waters the state has to offer.

How did these marvelous feats of nature take shape?

There's new research challenging the longstanding premise that waterfalls only formed through external forces, such as techonic and glacial activity. We talk to the lead author of a newly published study on self-forming waterfalls.

We also are joined by a hiking expert to get safety tips ahead of the nation's largest "Trails Day" celebration coming up in Connecticut in early June. 

And we want to hear from listeners. What waterfalls do you plan to explore as we head into warmer weather?

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