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.All Trips / Eastern Canada / North America / Ontario
“Pic of the Week”, April 14, 2023: Trowbridge Falls, Thunder Bay
A pretty spot for a picnic in northwestern Ontario is Trowbridge Falls. The falls are in a conservation area on the Current River, and are nicely terraced. In the summer people like to wade into the falls to sit down and cool off, and kids love playing in the water. The flow is not too rapid and it’s a pretty safe environment. The water is surprisingly warm in the summertime.
There are hiking trails in the adjoining forest. In the winter the trails around here are popular with cross-country skiers.
There is a campground adjoining the park and legend has it that the spot is haunted. There are a lot of stories of unexplained mischief that have been ascribed to ghosts. Not …
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.All Trips / California / North America / Southwestern USA
Yosemite Falls is actually made up of three separate falls:
1) Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 feet) comprises half of the fall’s vertical drop. The upper fall is formed by the waters …
Majestic Yosemite Falls!
At a height of more than 2,425 ft (739 m), Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park and even one of the tallest waterfalls in the world. It can be seen from many vantages in the park. I’m especially fond of this view from across the valley, although the perspective from Glacier Point is also pretty terrific.
Yosemite Falls is a popular attraction, especially in May-June when it’s at peak flow from the melting snow pack in the Sierra Nevada mountains, as it was when we visited this past spring.
View of Yosemite Falls from Valley Floor
Yosemite Falls is actually made up of three separate falls:
1) Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 feet) comprises half of the fall’s vertical drop. The upper fall is formed by the waters …
“Pic of the Week”, October 9, 2020: Bow Falls, Banff
Bow Falls is a wide but relatively short waterfall (<9 meters) which, because of it’s location, is often visited. When the Bow River is filled with spring thaw it really roars, but in the drier summer months its flow is significantly reduced and the falls are less impressive.
Bow Falls is located less than a kilometer south of the Banff townsite, near the Banff Springs Hotel. You can access the falls from a parking lot immediately downriver from them or from Banff by following a trail adjoining the Bow River (there are trails on either side, but the best views are from the west side). If you continue further downriver, past Bow Falls, you’ll quickly hit the junction of the Spray River …
Oct 8, 2020
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.All Trips / California / North America / Southwestern USA
A hike up Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs
It’s a great time of year to be visiting the desert regions of the Southwestern USA. The weather is warm and pleasant, the wildflowers are in bloom, and the oppressive heat of summer is a distant memory. This is the time of year to go on a hike in the Mojave and that’s what we’re going to look at today: a walk up tranquil Tahquitz Canyon just outside of Palm Springs, California. This is one of several canyons in the area, each with its own character, each awaiting exploration!
Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Indians settled in the Palm Springs area. They adapted well to life in the desert and developed a complex network of communities …
.All Trips / British Columbia / North America / Western Canada
Magnificent Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, British Columbia
There are hundreds of amazing places in the Canadian Rockies. Beautiful lakes and rivers, wonderful mountain peaks and breath-taking vistas from high alpine meadows. Yoho National Park, in eastern British Columbia, straddles the continental divide on Alberta’s border and not only is a place of great beauty but geologic significance as it is home to the legendary Burgess Shale Formation. Yoho derives its name (not from a Johnny Depp pirate song but) from the Cree language, meaning “Awe and Wonder”.
The crown gem of this beautiful area, in my humble opinion, is Takakkaw Falls which thunders as it pours into the Yoho Valley not unlike the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley. Takakkaw Falls has a total drop of 384m (1260 …
“Pic of the Week”, July 4, 2014: Multnomah Falls, Oregon
One of the great drives in America is through the Columbia River Gorge west of Portland. There are lush green mountains, steep cliffs and numerous (77) waterfalls to enjoy. Of these many waterfalls, Multnomah Falls is the grandest of the them all.
Multnomah Falls drops 620 ft (189 m) in two steps, and is a popular destination. Only three waterfalls in the USA are higher, and none are in a more lovely setting. A trail from Multnomah Falls Lodge takes you across the arched Simon Benson Bridge (1914) over the shorter lower cascade, then the trail switchbacks up towards the top of the upper cascade.
It’s a beautiful, misty place. Hard to keep the lens dry but that didn’t stop me from …
“Pic of the Week”. June 13, 2014: Shoshone Falls, Idaho
Known as the “Niagara Falls of the west”, Shoshone Falls is a lovely cascade situated in the desert just east of Twin Falls, Idaho. The falls are 212 feet (65m) tall and about 900 feet (275 m) wide. At this point the Snake River drops in a series of steps and the result, as you can see, is beautiful! A bonus is the brilliant rainbow you’ll be guaranteed to see in the mist on a sunny day.
Stroll along the edge of the Snake River Gorge and you’ll find a natural arch. If you look downriver you’ll see where legendary stunt-devil, Evil Knievel, attemped his jump across the Canyon. The Snake River Canyon and Shoshone Falls are natural treasures that are …
Jun 12, 2014
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“Pic of the Week”. February 28, 2014: Rainbow Falls, Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii
Situated on the outskirts of Hilo, on the windward site of the Big Island of Hawaii, is beautiful Rainbow Falls. The falls is just northwest of Hilo off the main roads of the city, in Wailuku River State Park. It’s in a small canyon covered with lush tropical foliage and makes a picture-perfect photostop for people heading to and from Volcanoes National Park. The waterfall has a beautiful “Y” shape only when there’s only the right amount of precipitation — too much or too little and the “Y” disappears into a single channel of water. The fall’s name comes from the rainbow you’ll see in morning light on a sunny day.
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Feb 27, 2014
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