Written by There are some places that just grab your attention like few others. Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park is one of those places for me. Once I spotted the falls, I twisted and turned, leaning and looking around each bend in the winding road to get another glimpse, even though that is where we were headed. Upon finding a parking spot, the exploration began. The falls are magnificent which is loosely what the Cree word Takakkaw means, I am told. The entire valley is incredible. I wandered up the flats, away from the falls to the north, along the Yoho River. I pictured myself carrying a backpack and just taking all of this country in while on foot and looking for a place to camp when I was done for the day.
Takakkaw Falls.
Looking north from Takakkaw Falls.
Wapta Mountain.
Looking south from Takakkaw Falls at Cathedral Mountain.
Takakkaw Falls from another angle.
Takakkaw Falls from the flats after walking up the river bed to the north.
Looking north towards Yoho Glacier.
Yoho National Park, looking back past Takakkaw Falls, toward the south.