Takkakaw Falls

Posted by Paul Skoczylas on Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:15 am

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People get so focussed on visiting Jasper and Banff National Parks that they forget about the lesser-known cousins, such as Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, and the assorted BC and AB provincial parks in the area, including Peter Lougheed, Mount Assiniboine, Mount Robson, Willmore Wilderness, Elbow-Sheep Wildland, and Kananaskis Country. All of these have attributes that are at least on par with Banff and Jasper. These parks (and a couple more) are all in one contiguous block, but the majority of tourists (even those from Alberta) visit only Banff and Jasper.

This is Takkakaw Falls, in Yoho National Park. The road up here is open only in summer. That road probably has the steepest switchbacks I've ever seen on a paved road!

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by Hikin Mike on Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:36 pm

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Looks like a very impressive falls! How about a view from the top?

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:01 pm

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I for one love Yoho and Kootenay. This is a very nice shot of Takkakaw.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:20 am

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Looks like a great landscape area Paul!!

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by JSnyder on Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:52 am

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Great shot Paul! I was here during a visit to the rockies but down at the base. Talk about impressive. I will have to look for this road when I go back.

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by Paul Klenck on Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:05 am

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Wow, impressive wall. When was this taken? Is this normal flowage? Does it slow down later in the summer?

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by Paul Skoczylas on Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:34 am

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This was taken early in August. Peak flow would probably have been early July. I think I've only ever been up there late July or early August, so I can't say what it's like later in the summer.

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by Eric Fredine on Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:32 pm

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I have to admit that I'm guilty of not venturing further afield - though in part this is because I feel completely overwhelmed with how much terrain this is to explore.

The cropping of the top here feels ackward and arbitrary - I'm curious why you decided to crop part of the peak? It is an impressive flow of water.

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