Takakkaw Falls in Mid May ??
We plan to stay a Kicking Horse CG at Yoho NP in May. The campground opens May 18th but the road to the falls is closed until mid-June. The following is from Yoho website. Tumbling 254m (830 feet...
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It's worth the effort to go to the falls, if you can -- I can only imagine what they would look like during the spring thaw. The picture below was taken in late September. The rainbow in the photo looks a little better than it did in real life -- this is a time exposure (maybe a second or so?), and the colors were intensified by the camera. Also, we happened to get lucky -- we got to the falls in the late afternoon, so the sun was at a good angle.
Would it be possible to bring or rent snowshoes? I am not sure how close to the falls you can drive before they plow the access road, but if you can get within a couple of miles, the hike would not be too bad. As I recall, the valley floor is reasonably level.
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Would it be possible to bring or rent snowshoes? I am not sure how close to the falls you can drive before they plow the access road, but if you can get within a couple of miles, the hike would not be too bad. As I recall, the valley floor is reasonably level.
