After we passed that herd of Bighorn Sheep, we continued west on the David Thompson Highway. Eventually we got beyond the upper reaches of Abraham Lake and onto the Kootenay Plains. We made a stop at the Siffleur Falls Trailhead.
We walked down the trail to the North Saskatchewan River and continued on to the suspension bridge. This is a pedestrian bridge that spans the river after which the trail continues up to the falls. I have never actually hiked as far as the falls before. We tried to once, many years ago, when some relatives were visiting from Austria. But a severe thunderstorm hit and the hike had to be called off before we got as far as the falls.
On another occasion several years later I set out on the trail again, but got sidetracked over to some hoodoos in the opposite direction of the falls. I managed to hike up to the top of those but once again never made it to the falls.
This time it was cool and breezy and muddy, and even icy in places. We enjoyed the walk, but didn't bother to carry on beyond the bridge. Definitely a hike that I want to do sooner than later.
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