Moul Falls

Moul Falls was actually one waterfall that we had to work a little to see. Unlike the other three waterfalls we saw in the Wells Gray Provincial Park (

This waterfall was probably the smallest of the four waterfalls we saw in the park (but it was still around 25-30m tall). It featured a somewhat rectangular shape, and we were also told by the proprietors at the Moul Creek Lodge that it was possible to go behind the falls though they did qualify that statement by saying it's not for everyone. And after seeing the falls for ourselves, we can be counted amongst those who didn't go behind it.

Even though this waterfall did require a little work to see, it wasn't without its perks. First and foremost was that it was a very quiet and tranquil hike where we really felt like we were immersed in the peaceful rhythms of Nature. Of course the flip side to that was the possibility of a bear encounter though we were told only black bears (as opposed to grizzlies) roamed in these parts.

As for the hike itself, the trail began on a very wide path that appeared to be an unsealed road in its former life. Besides the trail being flanked by lovely trees with Autumn colors (as well as some red-needled pine trees stricken with the pine beetle that haven't died off from the cold thanks to Global Warming), it seemed like there was always private property flanking us to our right (which was accompanied by lots of signage indicating as such).

At about just under 2km into the hike, there was a sign indicating that the trail continued onto a much narrower path on the left just as we were entering some park boundary. The sign indicated is was only 15 minutes further to the falls from here, but I swore that it took at least twice as long as that!

Basically, this trail descended much more steeply (though still very reasonable) passing by some small cascades along Moul Creek. Eventually, the path reached a fenced overlook of the little gorge in which Moul Falls resided, and we were able to see the very top of the falls from here.

The path continued around the rim of the little gorge on the left. Once we were beyond the fenced overlook area, the trail narrowed even more with some minor dropoff exposure. The trail descended steeply down a combination of inclines and steps before doing one switchback (there was a bench here as well as a decent view of the falls; pictured at the top of this page) before making one final descent down more flights of steps right to the misty base of the falls.

We were fortunate to have showed up just as the storm clouds cleared just enough to let the sunlight refract in the falls' mist and make a rainbow.

To get to Clearwater or get a sense of where it is, see the Helmcken Falls page.

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Julie closing the gate behind her at the trailhead

Looks like we have a ways to go to our goal

About to leave the wide open road and onto a more typical footpath

One of the cascades we saw on the way to Moul Falls

Julie descending towards the switchback and bench

Julie descending towards the base of the falls

Right at the base of the falls with a slight rainbow on the lower right

Julie returning to the trailhead

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Bottom up sweep from the top of the falls ending at the downstream scenery

Top down sweep of the falls from the bench at the switchback

Top down sweep of the falls from its base before panning to the left to show some of the scenery downstream

Top down sweep of the falls with a rainbow at its base

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• September 19, 2010

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