Takakkaw Falls #2, Yoho National Park
"When you say "TAKAKKAW", you are saying "It is magnificent", in Cree. It is the right name for this 254-metre-waterfall, one of the highest in Canada.
Daly Glacier, 350m from the brink, feeds the falls. The glacier, in turn, is fed by the Waputik Icefield. Snow falling on the icefield becomes moving ice in the glacier, which melts to become Takakkaw Falls.
In summer, the rock face roars with the plunging mountain torrent. But in autumn, the melt is slowed, and by winter, the raging falls narrows to a ribbon of ice awaiting summer to set it free."
Takakkaw Falls #1, Yoho National Park, BC
Josip Kevari
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Uwe Logemann 22/01/2008 15:28
Great pictures of these impressive falls. Like it.Brgds, Uwe
Josip Kevari 17/01/2008 21:56
Ja, um so heißer der Sommer um so mehr Eis schmilzt oben am Gletscher und desto mehr Wasser führt der Wasserfall.Da die Sommer jedes Jahr wärmer werden wird man den Wasserfall in Zukunft wahrscheinlich öfters mit so einem großen Schweif sehen können.
Kummer Wolfgang 17/01/2008 16:58
Hah. Es gibt ja doch Wasser :-)Als ich vor fünf Jahren da war gab es nur ein
Rinnsal. Ein super tolles Bild.
Gruß Wolfgang
Pascal Lachenmeier 14/01/2008 23:24
Awesome pic. I like it very much.Regards
Pascal