Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
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Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
Note: I'm only asking about waterfalls within the Okanagan watershed.
*edited to fix spelling.
*edited to fix spelling.
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
I like the falls on KLO Creek. Don't ask me how to get to them, I can't quite explain it because we were being followed by something large and happened to come across the falls while trying to avoid turning back.
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Voted. Outside the OK watershed, I really like Margaret Falls.
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
kgcayenne, perhaps you are talking about Gallagher Canyon Falls found near here? Here is another picture.
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I really like the ones at Fintry and Hardy, but I honestly haven't seen many of the others.
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Glacier wrote:kgcayenne, perhaps you are talking about Gallagher Canyon Falls found near here? Here is another picture.
Yes, I do believe that is where we were. I didn't like the prospect of skidding down the loose rock a ways out of the frame there on the left, so I opted to leap rock-to-rock at the top of the falls and then climb down the bedrock to the right instead. Hubby figured my preference would be the other way around due to how much more it would hurt to slip at the top of a waterfall.
When I get around to making jpeg versions of the photos I took, I'll post one.
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
You're missing the Powers Creek waterfall ;-)
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mathieu wrote:You're missing the Powers Creek waterfall ;-)
I don't know about that one. Please confirm its existence by posting a picture here.
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Glacier wrote:I don't know about that one. Please confirm its existence by posting a picture here.
This is part of it:
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
There's a nice falls on the creek that comes out of Beaver Lake. Trewhitt falls I think it's called. It's like an oasis... Grassland disappears into a deep narrow valley shaded by cedar trees and tall willows. Skunk cabbage, devil's club and ferns are all around and the falls cascades down from above. IT's one of my favorite places. You can attempt to access it from the pullout near the gun range on Beaver Lake road I can pretty much guarantee you'll never find it though... It's a heck of a bushwack and while it appears taht there was once a well worn trail it's now overgrown.
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Good to know. None of those two waterfalls are listed with the "world waterfall database". I have added an "other" option to the poll, but unfortunately this has deleted everyone's vote. Please re-pick.
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Christy falls is awesome, you hike to the top of the falls and then it's a steep hike down and then you can walk right behind them. I would say it's a good 200 footer
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
Where is it?
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Here's a picture of Christie Falls. Note the two people sitting under the cliff, just to the left of the falls, for scale. I think the wide angle has probably exaggerated the appearance of the falls a bit, but it's still fairly impressive! If you want the perfect photo, some time around mid afternoon seems to give the best lighting, but that might depend on time of year.
Christie Creek is labelled in the Backroad Mapbook. It flows into Shorts Creek and is located just north of Terrace Mountain. The trail starts at 50.1153° north, 119.6316° west.
Christie Creek is labelled in the Backroad Mapbook. It flows into Shorts Creek and is located just north of Terrace Mountain. The trail starts at 50.1153° north, 119.6316° west.
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Re: Do you have a favourite Okanagan waterfall?
Hope it hasnt been mentioned yet
- Sutherland Falls outside Revelstoke is one of our fav's.
Cool and misty, also a few little pools at the base of the falls before it runs off.
- Sutherland Falls outside Revelstoke is one of our fav's.
Cool and misty, also a few little pools at the base of the falls before it runs off.
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