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HAPPY VALLEY FALLS

RATING - 1/10

TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside

DIFFICULTY - Very Easy

LOCATION - Happy Valley area

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 70'

WIDTH - 10'

This waterfall occurs just off of Mosquito Lake Road.   From the road, you can see a horsetail drop somewhere around 70' tall.  I assume there are more tiers to the falls that can't be seen from the road.  I plan on trying to get to the base of the falls in the future but I need to find out who owns the land first.  The creek the falls lie on is fairly small, but I haven't seen it dry out, even during the late summer months.
DIRECTIONS - Drive along Highway 9 and turn onto Mosquito Lake Road.  About a mile north of the bridge over the Middle Fork of the Nooksack, the road cuts through a sharp s-turn in the community of Happy Valley.  The falls can be seen on the hillside to the east of the road.  I assume a closer approach is possible, but I'm not sure about property issues.

NEARBY WATERFALLS - Racehorse Falls

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