While driving through the Yoho and Banff National Parks in Canada we took a side road to see one of the highest falls in North American, Takakkaw Falls. After driving about 13 miles on a narrow windy road with one switchback that was so narrow most people coming up (the tight side) had to make 3point turns, causing people coming down to stop and wait for them. With our big truck we had to do that as well, and even after making the turn we had to pull our mirrors in to squeeze past a big truck coming down with his mirrors pulled in.

The falls are magnificent! Not as high as Horsetail falls in Yosemite, but lots of water spilling over in a small crack in the rock of the cliff. There’s a short hiking trail to get right at the base of the falls where you can see it full length and feel the mist as well! Part of the hiking trail was a wooden bridge across the river and Laddy was real uncomfortable crossing it – but with some pulling and coaxing we got him across.

The cliff to both sides of the falls is almost perfectly vertical and was probably carved by the water spilling over the edge. As we looked at the falls and cliff we noticed movement on the cliff and saw a mountain goat and two climbers in fairly close proximity. We got a good picture of it and I’ve included it here.

Here are pictures we took: