Kimberley91裸聊视频檚 Steve Tersmette has published Waterfall Hikes in the Canadian Rockies, a follow-up to his 2020 book Waterfall Hikes in Southern British Columbia.

In the first book, Tersmette covers southern B.C., from the Alberta border to the Okanagan corridor. Tersmette91裸聊视频檚 latest offering covers Kootenay National Park and the Fernie area, as well as the Crowsnest Pass, Waterton, Kananaskis and southern Banff.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been non-stop since the end of 2018, so it91裸聊视频檚 been 300 waterfalls in the last five years that I91裸聊视频檝e been too,91裸聊视频� Tersmette said.

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While he91裸聊视频檚 elected not to track the kilometres he91裸聊视频檚 put on his car, Tersmette thinks he91裸聊视频檚 done 1000 kilometres of hiking for each book.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 some waterfalls I went to that didn91裸聊视频檛 get included, there91裸聊视频檚 some I went to twice,91裸聊视频� he explained.

He released the first Waterfall Hikes in 2020, which he realizes was an 91裸聊视频渙dd time91裸聊视频� as it was during the peak of the pandemic, but it turned out to work out better than he anticipated.

91裸聊视频淚t almost couldn91裸聊视频檛 have released it at a better time; when people were needing to get outdoors and do something, so it actually worked out really, really well,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e just trying to keep the excitement going with these next two books for the Canadian Rockies.91裸聊视频�

That91裸聊视频檚 right, with his second Waterfall Hikes just published, Tersmette already has a third in the works that will cover the north Rockies, from Lake Louise to Valemount.

These projects have been a huge undertaking requiring a great deal of work, but it91裸聊视频檚 all been worth it, Tersmette said.

91裸聊视频淭he places that I91裸聊视频檝e had a chance to see the last few years, places I had no idea even existed,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 grew up in the Rockies and been hiking around here my whole life and saw places and valleys and things that I91裸聊视频檇 never seen.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 cool to share that. A lot of people gravitate towards just a handful of hikes around Banff, or around Lake Louise, but there91裸聊视频檚 100 hikes in this book, and 100 hikes in the first book and another 80 coming. So it91裸聊视频檚 kind of cool when you can show people places that they didn91裸聊视频檛 even know existed in their own backyard.91裸聊视频�

So what is it about waterfalls specifically that make them so alluring?

91裸聊视频淸They91裸聊视频檙e] hypnotic for sure,91裸聊视频� Tersmette replied. 91裸聊视频淵ou can go from a completely turbulent, chaotic waterfall to something super peaceful all in a matter of weeks, just depending on runoff and streamflow, but waterfalls 91裸聊视频� they91裸聊视频檙e pretty special.

91裸聊视频淎nd the great thing about waterfalls for the kids, is they get this really cool reward after a hike and you don91裸聊视频檛 have to get super high in the mountains or on top of a mountain to appreciate it.91裸聊视频�

Tersmette91裸聊视频檚 books can be found here:

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