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"Sideways Falls" ("Big Bend Falls")

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

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I’m putting “Sideways Falls” or “Big Bend Falls” in quotes because I believe that these are informal names for this fairly conspicuous waterfall that we spotted from the Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93A).

I borrowed these names from Bryan Swan’s Pacific Northwest waterfall survey as well as Leon Turnbull’s Waterfalls West, respectively.

Icefields_Parkway_387_09212010 - Full context of the 'Sideways Falls' as seen from a pullout off the Icefields Parkway
Full context of the ‘Sideways Falls’ as seen from a pullout off the Icefields Parkway

I suppose giving it these names would sound a lot better than “that waterfall seen from a pullout at a big bend in Hwy 93” or something like that.

In any case, viewing this waterfall was pretty much an exercise in pinpointing its whereabouts on our GPS and then following its instructions until we noticed the falls.

At that point, it was a cinch to just see it from afar.

Of course, photographing it meant we needed a telephoto lens given how far away the “Sideways Falls” was.

Icefields_Parkway_385_09212010 - Bringing the 'Sideways Falls' in with the zoom of the camera
Bringing the ‘Sideways Falls’ in with the zoom of the camera

Without the powerful zoom, the falls would’ve looked puny in our photographs.

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“Sideways Falls” resides in Banff National Park between Jasper and Lake Louise in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is administered by Parks Canada. For information or inquiries as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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Johnny Cheng is the founder of the World of Waterfalls and author of the award-winning A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls. Over the last 2 decades, he has visited thousands of waterfalls in over 40 countries around the world and nearly 40 states in the USA.
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