TUMBLER RIDGE & KINUSEO FALLS

Trees just fallen over due to soil being so saturated with water.

Tumbler Ridge is the location of BC’s dinosaur discoveries in 2003.  This area is now a hot spot for the Palaeontology.

Kinuseo Falls

The Kinuseo Falls is a landmark of northern British Columbia, located 60 kilometres south of Tumbler Ridge, .   The falls themselves are taller then Niagara Falls by 10 metres.  Kinuseo Falls is 60 metres high.  It is a challenging drive to the falls.  The gravel road is pothole heaven, but I guess you guys all know by now that does not stop Henry and I. This area of British Colmbia has had a lot of rain this year, which has been very destructive to the roads in the area, with washout all over..  The creeks, ditches, and fields are all saturated with water.  We had planned on camping at Gwillim Lake Provincial Park but it was flooded so we parked the trailer on the Lions Flatbed River Campsite in Tumbler Ridge.   We packed a  picnic lunch and headed to the Kinuseo Falls.   



 The 60 KM took us close to two hours to drive.  When we arrive at the falls, the rain was so heavy we ate our sandwiches in the truck.   Then we walk the short hike to the Kinuseo falls.  They are beautiful, there are two lookouts.  We would have liked to hike down to the bottom but were not able to due to the heavy rain and muddy trail.

Road on way to falls

Potholes like this for 60 kilometres

Rocks on side of road, shows the coal depostis in area

Coal Plant

Tumbler Ridge is BC’s newest town, incorporated in 1981.  Just south of Tumbler’s Ridge is the Quintette Coal Mine, which was the world’s largest computerized open coal mine till is ceased operating in 2000. There are other smaller coal mines in the area that are still operating.

Another one lane wooden bridge

Conveyor belt the coal traveled for kms