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The short trail cutting through the parking lot.
Tam McTavish
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08/29/2018
The exit toward the falls at the end of the car park. Unlike many of Banff's national treasures, this is a sight to behold even in the fire season.
Tam McTavish
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A lovely view spot beside the river.
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Looking down the river on a clear day.
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Parks Canada Chairs pointed away from the falls for a more social-media-friendly, less practical approach.
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The falls in all their glory.
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Heading toward the falls. In high flow times, this would all be soaking wet.
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Approaching the end of the trail.
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It's rare not to have many, many people.
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There are several rocks where one can perch to enjoy the show.
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Keep an eye out for climbers on the route above. It's a pretty crappy rock route, but the sheer aesthetic value of climbing beside the falls is hard to pass up.
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One easy point to spot people is on the traverse pitch.
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The coolest part about the rock route is that to complete it you have to crawl through a narrow tunnel 70 meters long. It's actually where the falls used to run.
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A view of the falls from the Iceline Trail.
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Approaching in the winter can be a bit arduous.
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But the views are incredible. Mount Stephen as darkness begins to set in.