Elk Falls is a roaring, foaming waterfall, at the bottom of the Campbell River canyon. Not a high fall, as falls go; the free-falling, plunge section of the falls is only 89 feet (27 metres), but still, it's an impressive sight and sound from a platform on the opposite side of the river.
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| Top end of the falls. The gorge is too narrow, the platform too close to get a photo of the whole falls. |
The view from this lower platform, going backwards, up-river:
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| Bare rock, once washed by the much wider river; now a major part of the flow has been re-directed to the turbines, to provide electrical power to a large part of Vancouver Island. |
And moving the gaze up-river again:
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| Still waters, barely seeming to move. |
From the suspension bridge above, the bottom of the falls is visible, although through high (over my head,) daunting chain-link fencing. I took photos of the fence, instead:
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| Shy jumping spider and top of fence. |
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| First huckleberry of the year. I ate it afterwards; it was sweet, but not too sweet. |
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| On the way back up, near the top of the canyon, the fence is less forbidding. With snooty robin, who disapproved of my presence on his trail. |
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| And at the top, beside the parking lot, the fence is temporary. And protects a young deer from traffic. |
I think I'd go for pictures of the fence, too!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots, though.
I would like to go out and pick some huckleberries to make jam this year. - Margy
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