The drop
A long white line.
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Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall in Yoho National Park near the village of Field in British Columbia, Canada. Its total height is 373 metres and its main drop 254 metres, making it one of the tallest and most striking waterfalls in the Rockies. Its name is a Cree word meaning it is magnificent, yet Indigenous people did not give it this name: William Van Horne, head of the Canadian Pacific Railway, suggested it, and it was adopted officially in 1904. Meltwater from the Daly Glacier feeds the falls, so they are strongest in early summer. You see a long white line of water dropping from the edge of a towering grey cliff, turning to thick spray at the bottom and then to a milky river running between rocks. High rocky mountains and green pine forest surround it, with snowy peaks behind. It is about 12 km from Field in a straight line, and the road in has tight switchbacks and closes in winter. A short trail from the car park leads to the base.
A long white line.
At the base.
Milky.
Yoho National Park, near Field, Canada
It is magnificent, in Cree.
In early summer with the melt.