On Thursday, as the heavy clouds continued to hang low, we decided to head back east on the David Thompson Highway after Mistaya Canyon. We stopped at a pcinic area and made some lunch. We decided we would revisit Siffleur Falls as we’d been there about 15+ years ago. To get there you must walk across a suspension bridge which crosses the North Saskatchewan River. Fifteen years ago, Doug thought it was funny to make the bridge bounce as I walked across it … it made the kids laugh … I gave him strick instruction that there would be none of that tom-foolery again! It is very un-nerving as you can see through the grates and it bounces and swings (but only a bit), but it is a very long walk across a very cold, swift moving river.
After about 45 minutes of walking it began to drizzle … and then it began to rain. We got as far as the Siffleur Gorge seen here, but we decided to turn around. The falls would be about another 30-40 minutes upstream. We were walking on so many rocks and tree roots, and they become like marbles in the rain.
When we got back to a small bridge a group of four, and their big dog, caught up to us. They excitedly said, “Did you see that sow bear and her two cubs just back there?” Ignorance is bliss! I’m always thinking that there are critters in the forest snickering at us humans who “can’t see the forest for the trees.”