Samstag, 21. Juni 2008

21.06.08: a lot of fresh air (Golden)






Nature and wildlife…
The Columbia River is 1,243 miles (2,000 km) long, and its drainage basin is 258,000 square miles (670,000 km²). He is the largest river flowing into the Pacific from North America.
For today we’d booked a Wildlife Safari on the Columbia River. Early in the morning we took a cataraft with a guide and two guys from Denmark. On the approx. 15 km tour we saw birds for example kingfishers, eagles, woodpeckers and some others and learned about river, wetlands, glaciers and many other things around the region of Golden. The morning was perfect for a boats tour – the air was very clear, the heaven was cloudless and the sun was shinning – just amazing!
After the tour we get a hint from the guide to visit the Wapta Falls at the Kicking Horse River in Yoho-Nationalpark. So we followed this and drove directness to the signed turnoff on the highway. From there it was a march of approx. 6 km to the waterfall and back.
Wapta Falls is not a large waterfall in height, but it is about 152.4 m wide. The volume of water flowing over the ledge is about 255 cubic metres, easily making it the largest waterfall in the park, and the third largest in Canada (behind Niagara Falls and Virginia Falls in North West Territory).
We are sitting in front of our room in the motel and writing the newest post for you!!! Now we are hungry -)

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