SEESOOLK FALLS |
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RATING - 36.0
VR - 6 (Med) HR - 4 SQ - 12 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Medium LOCATION - Verlot Area TYPE - Horsetail HEIGHT - 51' WIDTH - 10' GPS - 48 04.938' N 121 47.114' W ELEVATION - 1528' |
This waterfall occurs just upstream from Middle Heather Creek Falls and can actually just barely be seen through the trees from the road if the trees are bare and the volume in the creek is high enough. The waterfall begins with a small sliding drop that slides right into the main 41' tall horsetail. Like the other waterfalls on this precipitous creek, the base is loaded with fallen timber. However, the mossy nature of these logs don't hurt this one as much as the others for some reason. When the volume is lower I suspect that this is a very photogenic waterfall. However, on my first visit there was enough spray and rain that it was difficult to get good pictures. Luckily this one is relatively easy to get to so I will definitely return in the future. Seesoolk is a Salish word that means "horsetail". I thought it was more than fitting for this pretty horsetailing waterfall, but I'm not particularly married to the name so if you can come up with something better feel free. |
DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to
Middle Heather Creek Falls. This waterfall is a short distance
upstream. Scramble up the slope a short distance east of the creek and
follow the hillside up for a few hundred feet to the falls. NEARBY WATERFALLS - First Falls, Heather Creek Falls, Kayoo Falls, Middle Heather Creek Falls, Powderkeg Falls, Triple Creek Falls, Upper Heather Creek Falls |
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