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September 6, 2007
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Last weekend, I was in Wells Gray Provincial Park, near Clearwater, British Columbia. The park has over 250 waterfalls, and we saw three spectacular ones while we were there: Spahats Falls (below), Dawson Falls (above), and Helmcken Falls (left)--all within 30 kilometers of each other. |
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Wallpaper / Screen Saver versions of the images found on this page (and a few others) are available for download here. Helmcken Falls (above and below) is 463 feet high--as compared to the 173 feet of Niagara Falls. When you are standing at the rim of the canyon, it is quite difficult to gain a perspective on it's enormous size--even when you see that it dwarfs the tall pines in its vicinity. |
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Even from a distance, the roar of an entire river of water falling 463 feet is impressive. Just eyeballing it, I counted about six seconds for the water to hit the bottom! |
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Dawson Falls, on the other hand, is a wider, more Niagara-like waterfall only 60 ft. high, with many facets worth seeing up close. All of the images below are of Dawson Falls. Both Dawson Falls and Helmcken Falls are on the same Murtle River, within a mile of each other. |
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Though less of a drop than Helmcken Falls, Dawson displays a power well worth respecting. As if to prove its own prowess, Dawson Falls sports a tree trunk wedged upside down in the midst of the rapids--maybe just a warning (or even an invitation) to adrenalin seeking kayakers in the area! |
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By the way, Baltimore is not the capitol of Maryland, as I wrote last week! Duh! The City Hall just looked like a capitol building to me. Take care, |
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