Frozen Day At Chedoke Falls

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After a couple weeks of freezing cold weather, we finally got a warmer day! And I took full advantage of it at Chedoke falls in the west end of Hamilton Ont.

Starting at the base of Chedoke creek, I was surprised at how much ice there was! Not only along the water, but a thin sheet covering everything. Then freezing rain started making the ice that much worse.
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Slowly I made my way to Lower Chedoke falls. A 20 foot tall Curtain Cascade Waterfall , that has had an uprooted tree sitting in the middle of it for years.

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After climbing above that waterfall, the trek to the other waterfalls was quite tricky. Erosion and ice made what was a trail, non existent. So I was unable to take many shots along the way.

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Just before Upper Chedoke falls, is this cascade that is fed by a tunnel.

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Reaching upper Chedoke falls has become difficult, but always worth it! The 60 foot tall, Ribbon Waterfall. Is always beautiful. Even on a day full of freezing rain that by this point turned into a light snow.

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