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There's something about waterfalls that captures most people's attention. Steve Tersmette of Kimberley understands this fascination all too well, and has published Waterfall Hikes in Southern British Columbia (RMB $22).
He recalls traveling as a young boy with his parents on their annual summer camping trip staring out the back window of the family van. "Every single little stream that poured out of the mountains gave rise to a backseat celebration before we reset our eyes, hoping to catch another fleeting glimpse of the next waterfall."
With photography and maps for each of the 96 waterfall hikes documented, Tersmette includes information such as the difficulty level of the drive into the trailheads, the hiking difficulty of the trails into the waterfalls and sometimes 'silly facts' like how Josephine Falls (near Elkford) got its name: "The falls were reportedly discovered by Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, who named them in honour of his daughter, Josephine Osborn. She caught the largest recorded trout from that location at the time."
Or, 'random local history' associated with a waterfall site: "Moyie Falls is home to the 'Lucky Friday Minesite,' an old gold mining claim now extending nearly 250 m underground near the falls. The underground channel was originally discovered in 1894. Remnants of nearly 125 years of mining are scattered around the site, including the two main entrances."
Waterfall Hikes in Southern British Columbia (RMB, 2021) $22 9781771604277
[BCBW 2021]
He recalls traveling as a young boy with his parents on their annual summer camping trip staring out the back window of the family van. "Every single little stream that poured out of the mountains gave rise to a backseat celebration before we reset our eyes, hoping to catch another fleeting glimpse of the next waterfall."
With photography and maps for each of the 96 waterfall hikes documented, Tersmette includes information such as the difficulty level of the drive into the trailheads, the hiking difficulty of the trails into the waterfalls and sometimes 'silly facts' like how Josephine Falls (near Elkford) got its name: "The falls were reportedly discovered by Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, who named them in honour of his daughter, Josephine Osborn. She caught the largest recorded trout from that location at the time."
Or, 'random local history' associated with a waterfall site: "Moyie Falls is home to the 'Lucky Friday Minesite,' an old gold mining claim now extending nearly 250 m underground near the falls. The underground channel was originally discovered in 1894. Remnants of nearly 125 years of mining are scattered around the site, including the two main entrances."
Waterfall Hikes in Southern British Columbia (RMB, 2021) $22 9781771604277
[BCBW 2021]
