Monkman Cascades
Monkman Provincial Park in Northeastern BC, south of the town of Tumbler Ridge, is an area of beautiful mountain scenery. The hiking trail to Monkman Lake is popular with backpackers looking for a great trip into the heart of the park. The area is rich in history as well. In the 1930's a group of pioneers from northern Alberta scouted and built the Monkman Pass Road. This was developed as a shorter route to the west coast for the agricultural products of the north. Unfortunately, the Second World War interrupted these plans, but not before a model T car loaded with a symbolic bag of grain was pushed, pulled, and dragged through what is now the park and over the continental divide.As beautiful as the trail to Monkman Lake is, it bypasses the most spectacular feature of the park - the Monkman Cascades. These are a series of ten stunning waterfalls along Monkman Creek that thunder over rock ledges, separated by placid pools.
BC Parks has always intended to add to the trail system with side trails to the Cascades. In 2003, they approached the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society asking if the club would partner with them to develop the trails and maintain the existing trail. The Cascades project was born, and in July 2004 a group of six volunteers flew in to start a week of work. The results? A new campsite at Brooks Falls, new trails to the upper cascades, exploration of routes to the lower cascades, and clearing of the entire main trail. These photos were taken during their week of trail work.Photos by James Whiddon, Larry White, and Kevin Sharman
Copyright 2004 Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society
 Cascade #10 |
 Upper and Lower Moore Falls |
 Monkman Falls (left) and Shire Falls |
 Brooks Falls |
 Cooking at Camp |
 Tall Tales |
 Bridge Construction |
 Wild Rose at Monkman Falls |
 Lake above Cascade #2 |
 Larry White, Trail Crew Member |
 Gary Doonan at Upper Moore Falls |
 Camp Life |
 Chambers Falls |
 Cascades Trail Crew, 2004 |
 McGinnis Falls from the Air |
 Chambers Falls |
 Monkman Falls |
 Monkman Falls |
 Frogskin Lichen, Monkman Trail |
 Sinkhole Near McGinnis Falls |
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