<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Portraits of Wildflowers]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Steve Schwartzman]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/author/wordconnections/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Takakkaw Falls]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="35637" data-permalink="https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/takakkaw-falls/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438/" data-orig-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg" data-orig-size="585,866" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steven Schwartzman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5DS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504809218&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Steven Schwartzman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Takakkaw Falls from the Yoho River 0438" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg?w=203" data-large-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg?w=585" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35637" src="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg?w=585&#038;h=866" alt="" width="585" height="866" srcset="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg 585w, https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg?w=101&amp;h=150 101w, https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/takakkaw-falls-from-the-yoho-river-0438.jpg?w=203&amp;h=300 203w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /></a></p>
<p>We had a full day on September 7th. One place we went, along with a zillion other people, was Takakkaw Falls in British Columbia&#8217;s Yoho National Park. The picture above shows the waterfall from the far side of the Yoho River. The photograph below gives you a look at the base of the falls from as close as I could get and still keep my camera dry.</p>
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<p>Did you know there&#8217;s a World Waterfall Database online? There is, and you can check out <a href="http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Takakkaw-Falls-2397" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its entry for Takakkaw Falls</a>.</p>
<p>© 2017 Steven Schwartzman</p>
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