Hike #3: the Iceline, Little Yoho Valley and Twin Falls

Hike #3 was with my friend Heather, who I've pretty much totally lost touch with since high school, but who I happily bumped into this summer, and joined for a fantastic overnight hike in Yoho National Park with Heather and her boyfriend, John. The hike began and ended at Takkaka Falls, the 2nd highest waterfall in Canada. It climbed up above the treeline to meander beside, I think it was Emerald Glacier, then descended down into Little Yoho Valley, where the Stanley Mitchell ACC hut is located. One of the bridges was out on the other side of the hut, and Heather and I had a little adventure that evening helping a couple of lady hikers cross the river. They were loaded down with gear for four nights, and scrabling across logs was pretty daunting with huge packs on their backs, so we helped them find a way across. We spent the night in the Warden's cabin there, then climbed down a much gentler hike than climbing up the iceline (I think we did it backwards!). The most spectacular parts of the second day were definitely the approach to Twin Falls. I think they are even more impressive than Tak falls, just because the approach is so cool.

Pic1 - Tak Falls from across the valley. 2 - next to the glacier. 3 - descending back down into the trees. 4 - the view from the cabin - what a sight to wake up to! 5 - Twin Falls 6 - Tak falls at the end of the hike