Lineham Creek Falls

This trail led to the end of a valley where we could just make out a 330 foot falls. One of the realities of hiking in autumn is that many of the waterfalls are either just a trickle or have dried up completely. The trail was wonderful and like many Canadian trails got us right up close to the mountains.

We got am early start, so early that we were on the trail just after 8:30 am, and we could see the moon setting behind Mount Lineham. Mt. Lineham continued to dominate all the way up the valley.

At one stop along the trail we took this picture of the end of the canyon. It turned out the the waterfall descends down the face of the precipitous cliff at the end.

And there it is, at least you might see the bottom of the falls. The top half is meager and hidden in the cliff shadow from the sun.

To the right of the falls is Mount Blakiston, the highest peak in the park.

We took a rough trail extension beyond the end of the official trail and got a bit closer to the falls. If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see the falls more clearly.

 

The full view of Lineham Falls.

To the left of the trail going down are the massive peaks of Buchanan Ridge.

For part of the way the trail follows Lineham Creek which provided views of a number of small falls and cascades.

A full view of Mount Lineham from the trail - same mountain the we saw the moon disappearing behind in the first picture.

It is now a little past 12:30 pm, and we are soon on our way to Calgary, about 3 hours away. We have an appointment at the Calgary Mercedes-Benz dealer tomorrow to have our break pads examined. For the past few days the "Check Break Pad Wear" warning has been coming up on the dash. We'll go out to dinner in Calgary, stay overnight and then return to Waterton Lakes tomorrow afternoon. But, we did manage to get in a wonderful hike today!

Hike statistics:

Length - 6 miles

Elevation gain - 1,290 feet (162 floors on the Fitbit)

Duration - 2 hours, 58 minutes