Before we begin, I would like some feedback from my readers. This post will feature the 5th and 6th waterfalls in the waterfall-mini-series. I still have a few more waterfalls that I can talk about / share, but are you guys tired of seeing all these waterfalls? I have one last waterfall that I will definitely want to post about to end the series, but do you guys want to first empty my waterfall bag before ending this mini-series? Or should I just go to "the last one" next week?
This week we continue our waterfall mini-series, but I present to you two waterfalls, because I don't have much photos of the first one due to the trail being super short. So I decided to include one more waterfall, so the post can have the usual number of photos. We visited both of these waterfalls during our September 2021 road trip.
I would like to first talk about Kay Falls, its trailhead located just under 11km east of the Last Spike monument, in BC, Canada. The trailhead is right next to the highway without a proper parking lot; is quite hidden and easy to miss if you're not looking for it. The trail is very short and relatively flat, as you can reach the falls from the trailhead with less than 5 minute walk. After a very short walk on the trail, we were greeted with a small and pretty waterfall that we could walk very close to. After taking some photos we headed back out the same trail and continued our road trip.
Kay Falls, the kid in the picture is my older son.
A closer look at Kay Falls
We visited Bear Creek Falls the next morning after staying the night a Revelstoke. This waterfall is located in Glacier National Park, BC, quite close to the provincial border between BC and Alberta. The trailhead is accessed by driving onto a small access road next to Highway 1, and there was a decent sized parking lot at the end of the access road. The hike to Bear Creek Falls is longer than Kay Falls, but still quite short. With minimal elevation gain and 1.3km total out-and-back distance, we reached the falls in about 10 minutes. Bear Creek Falls has a much larger amount of water falling down compared to Kay Falls, as it is part of the flow of Connaught Creek.
Trailhead leading into the woods.
Well maintained trail. The trail also follows next to Connaught Creek.
Bear Creek Falls in sight in the distance.
We've reached the falls viewpoint.
A closer look at the falls.
My wife displaying some photographer acrobatics.
Connaught Creek downstream from the falls.
Check out my previous hikes:
- The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
- The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
- The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
- Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
- It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
- The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
- The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
- The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
- The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
- The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
- A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
- Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
- The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
- The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
- Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
- Yosemite National Park
- The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
- Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
- The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
- Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
- Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
- Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
- Eagle Bluffs
- Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
- Admiralty Point
- Myra Canyon Trail
- Garabaldi Lake
- Botanical Beach Loop
- Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
- Whistler Train Wreck Trail
- Grouse Grind
- Crown Mountain
- Chance Cove Coastal Trail
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Stawamus Chief First Peak
- Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
- Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
- Lindeman Lake Trail
- Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
- Steelhead Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Dawson Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls