Tangle Falls

Tangle Falls was a delicate multi-tiered cascade that we just happened to see following a rather unusual snowstorm (unusual in that it was still technically Summer when it happened). That circumstance made the waterfall kind of blend in with the rest of the snowy-white trees surrounding it, and it was only because we were actively looking for it that we managed to stop for it with a little help from our

This was one of the lighter flowing waterfalls we encountered during our September 2010 trip. If I had to guess, we were fortunate to have even seen the falls flow as well as it did because we were told that Summmer was unusually wet this year and the precipitation from the snow storm that came through further helped raise the water table in its drainage supplying the falls. Otherwise, it was quite possible that this waterfall might've been merely a trickle in a drier year.

In any case, this was pretty much a roadside waterfall so it was pretty easy to get a tripod out and have fun taking long exposure photographs or self-taken portraits. However, the uppermost tier of the falls did seem segmented and wide and somewhat blocked by trees growing in front of them so it was difficult to get a very satisfying "clean" view of the falls' entirety.

Yet despite its roadside convenience, it was still pretty easy to miss as we hadn't even noticed it when we headed north to Jasper three days prior (before the snow storm). It was only when we were going slow heading southbound while listening to our GPS lead us (to a waypoint I established before the trip) did we finally find the correct pullout.

For reference, the Columbia Icefields complex is roughly 103km (1.5 hours) south of Jasper and 186km (2.5 hours) north of Banff.

Be careful when crossing the road to get a closer look at the falls as traffic can move pretty quickly on Hwy 93.

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Tangle Creek sign between the two fairly large roadside pullouts across from the falls

Closer look at Tangle Falls

View of the Athabasca Glacier from the Glacier View Inn at the Columbia Icefields complex

Icefields Parkway between the falls and the Icefields after receiving fresh snow

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Bottom up sweep of the falls surrounded by fresh snow

Quick bottom up sweep of the falls

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TRIP REPORTS

• September 21, 2010

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NEARBY WATERFALLS

• Bridal Veil Falls
• Panther Falls
• "Sideways Falls" ("Big Bend Falls")
• Weeping Wall
• Sunwapta Falls
• Lower Sunwapta Falls

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