Kicking Horse River LbNA #62847
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle
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| Plant date: | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Field |
| County: | British Columbia, CAN |
| State: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Jul 31, 2012 |
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (slight slope, 4.8 km RT)
Status: alive
The Kicking Horse River was named in 1858 when James Hector, a member of the Palliser Expedition, was kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river. The river has three waterfalls along its stretch: Kicking Horse Cascade, Natural Bridge Falls and Wapta Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in Canada and where this letterbox can be found.
Directions:
From Field go west on Tran-Canada Hwy 1 about 23 km to the turnoff for Wapta Falls trail on the left and drive a little way to the parking lot. The turn is unsigned going west but visible going east.
Clues:
Walk to the upper view of the falls by the fence, then go right down the trail toward lower view for about 50 steps to 2 pine trees growing together with fallen tree between them on the right. Go uphill to the right of the trees for 15 steps to an uprooted tree, then right again for 12 steps to a live pine tree. LB is at left base of tree under a rock.
Status: alive
The Kicking Horse River was named in 1858 when James Hector, a member of the Palliser Expedition, was kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river. The river has three waterfalls along its stretch: Kicking Horse Cascade, Natural Bridge Falls and Wapta Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in Canada and where this letterbox can be found.
Directions:
From Field go west on Tran-Canada Hwy 1 about 23 km to the turnoff for Wapta Falls trail on the left and drive a little way to the parking lot. The turn is unsigned going west but visible going east.
Clues:
Walk to the upper view of the falls by the fence, then go right down the trail toward lower view for about 50 steps to 2 pine trees growing together with fallen tree between them on the right. Go uphill to the right of the trees for 15 steps to an uprooted tree, then right again for 12 steps to a live pine tree. LB is at left base of tree under a rock.