Archive for the 'Waterfalls' Category

18th Oct 2007

Albion Falls, Buttermilk Falls, King’s Forest

Added three new gallery pages for Albion Falls, Buttermilk Falls, and King’s Forest.

Here are a couple of images…

Albion Falls

Albion Falls

Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls

King's Forest

King’s Forest

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30th Sep 2007

Tews Falls

tews1 Tews Falls

tews2 Tews Falls

No way to get the the bottom yet. Saw some people rappelling down near the top of the falls. Logan’s Creek can probably be followed to get the base of the waterfall.

Waterfall information -> http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Tews_falls.asp

Alternative Names: Hopkin’s Falls & Tunis Falls

Creek: Logie’s Creek

Classification: Ribbon/Plunge

Height: 41 metres/125 feet

Width: 9 metres/27.4 feet

Access Information from Tew’s Falls parking lot:
(i) Time - Five minutes
(ii) Distance - 100 metres
(iii) Accessibility - Top = Easy. Base = Difficult

Ownership: Hamilton Conservation Authority

Property: Spencer Gorge/Webster’s Falls Conservation Area

Flow of Water: Year round

Facilities: Onsite - 20 parking spaces, park, picnic area, washrooms, trails, ice-climbing with permission. Nearby - Convenience stores.

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18th Sep 2007

Felkner’s Falls

Strangely enough this waterfall is located in the middle of a subdivision in Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario.

Felkner's Falls

Some climbing required to get to the bottom - and rock face climbing to get back up near falls.

Image Gallery of {Felkner’s Falls}, {Tiffany Falls}, {Webster Falls}

Waterfall Info

From - http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Felkers_falls.asp

Creek: Felker’s Creek

Classification: Ribbon

Height: 22 metres/72 feet

Width: 6 metres/20 feet

Access Information: From the Felker’s Falls Conservation Area parking lot
(i) Time - Five minutes
(ii) Distance - 30 metres
(iii) Accessibility - Moderate

Ownership: Hamilton Conservation Authority

Property: Felker’s Falls Conservation Area

Flow of Water: Year round

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01st Sep 2007

Hamilton Waterfalls

Went to two the the eighty-two waterfalls in the Hamilton, Ontario area today - Tiffany Falls, and Webster Falls. Here are a few images from the day. The rest can be viewed at flickr (for now, I’m being lazy), here.

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Tiffany Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

Webster Falls

…and the random couch???

Couch

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