World of Waterfalls Blog

Helmcken Falls is probably the most famous of the waterfalls we’ve seen in the Wells Gray Provincial Park. It seemed like tour buses would routinely stop here and off load their busloads…

Spahats Falls (I’ve also seen it referred to as Spahats Creek Falls) is a tall waterfall pouring out of a narrow hanging gorge and into a wider gorge. It’s said to be 60m in height, but one thing…

Moul Falls was actually one waterfall that we had to work a little to see. Unlike the other three waterfalls we saw in the Wells Gray Provincial Park, we had to hike about 5.8km round trip…

Athabasca Falls was memorable to us because it featured a pretty mountain backdrop. The falls itself wasn’t particularly mindblowing, but it possessed enough power to carve out a bit of a gorge…

Bow Glacier Falls was the waterfall draining the rapidly receding Bow Glacier, which fed the pretty Bow Lake. Keep in mind that this was not the same waterfall as Bow Falls by the town of Banff…

Hamilton Falls was a waterfall that I visited out of convenience since I was already determined to check out the beautiful Emerald Lake nearby. In a way, it provided a nice excuse…

Natural Bridge is an attraction that I’m deeming to be a waterfall attraction because the Kicking Horse River actually disappears before re-emerging through the natural span…

Takakkaw Falls was probably my favorite waterfall of our September 2010 Canadian Rockies trip. It’s said to drop majestically some 258m in total height with even a waterwheel near its top…

The Johnston Canyon Waterfalls are what I’m designating to be the many waterfalls found within Johnston Canyon itself. Even though the signage here indicated that there were two…

Wapta Falls was a wide river-type waterfall that pleasantly surprised Julie and I though we did get into a little bit of an adventure just trying to find it. In any case, it’s said to be 30m high…

This trip had last-minute written all over it. The air wasn’t booked until Sunday (3 days ago), some of the accommodations weren’t booked until yesterday, and the car hire…

Bow Falls was a wide river waterfall situated in the backside of the town of Banff. Given how relatively easy it was to visit this waterfall, it was the first one we saw during our September 2010…

“Shadow Falls” is a name I’ve made up for this surprise cascade that I happened to see during a hike out to the scenic Shadow Lake. As a matter of fact…

The lady told him that it was 16 miles round trip, and that number alone made it seem like a day outing there was a bit ambitious, especially since we were at altitude…

This itinerary was the result of a failed backpacking trip where the senior trip leader and organizer had to back out. There were other participants that also had to back out of this trip at the last minute. So it was pretty much my good buddy Ed and I who were left…

Mom had already scrambled up the stream and around the corner. Julie had suggested that I follow her and either take photos of her or see what else it was…

For Julie and I, this was our first European trip together. And like most people who visit Europe for the first time, we visited multiple countries. In this case, we visited Greece, Croatia, and Switzerland. This itinerary was the last part of the three-part 30-day journey….

For Julie and I, this was our first European trip together. And like most people who visit Europe for the first time, we visited multiple countries. In this case, we visited Greece, Croatia, and Switzerland. This itinerary was the second part of the three-part 30-day journey…

For Julie and I, this was our first European trip together. And like most people who visit Europe for the first time, we visited multiple countries. In this case, we visited Greece, Croatia, and Switzerland. This itinerary was the first part of the three-part…

Seerenbach Falls is supposedly Switzerland’s tallest waterfall in terms of cumulative height. Naturally with such boastful claims we just had this waterfall for ourselves…