If you could only pick one waterfall to hike to while visiting the Canadian Rockies, Twin Falls would be it. Twin Falls Creek is forced in two by a large block, and then shot over a massive cathedral Limestone cliff, plunging 180 meters before cascading down a narrow gorge. Though the cascades below the main plunge should definitely be included in the overall height of the falls, I do not know how much they add to the total drop of the falls, so for now, I will leave the height as 180 meters. I hope to visit the falls again sometime soon to get an accurate measurement. The popular trail to the falls was built in 1901 by a Canadian Pacific Railway trail crew. Twenty years later, the Twin Falls chalet was constructed downstream of the falls, and to this day, remains a popular backpacking destination in Yoho National Park. Occasionally, the left channel of the creek would bet obstructed, and that segment of the falls would shut off. When that occurred, the CPR crews were dispatched to the lip of the falls to correct the problem...with dynamite! Because of the CPR's roll in developing much of the Rocky Mountain Parks, they were often referred to as "The Canadian Pacific Rockies".

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Located in the Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park. From Highway 1 in Field, exit onto the Yoho Valley Road, just west of where the Highway starts to climb to Kicking Horse Pass. Follow the Yoho Valley Road to it's end at Takakkaw Falls, then begin hiking along the Yoho Valley Trail. You'll pass through a walk-in campground at the beginning, and in about 6 kilometers, the falls will begin to come into view. The base of the falls are reached 8.2 kilometers from the trailhead. If you decide to hike to Twin Falls and back in a day, be sure to allot yourself the entire day, this trail is deceptively tiring.

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