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as Lawrence Grassi. Trails radiate from the lake in all directions; the longest is just 7.5 kilo-
meters (4.7 miles), making Lake O'Hara an especially fine hub for day hiking. What makes
this destination all the more special is that a quota system limits the number of visitors.
TAKAKKAW FALLS
Takakkaw Falls
Much discussion is made of which is Canada's highest waterfall. Della Falls, on Van-
couver Island, also in British Columbia, is 440 meters (1,440 feet), but this drop is
broken by a ledge. Takakkaw Falls is considerably lower, at 254 meters (830 feet),
but the drop is unbroken, which, officially, makes it Canada's highest. There is one
thing of which there is no doubt: Takakkaw Falls will leave you breathless, much as
it did famous alpinist Sir James Outram:
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