{"id":14520,"date":"2016-05-31T06:23:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T13:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=14520"},"modified":"2016-06-01T08:55:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:55:43","slug":"naramata-waterfall-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/naramata-waterfall-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Naramata Waterfall Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naramata Waterfall Hike<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Naramata Waterfall, Mix Hart–Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2015 John Muir<\/p>\n

On A Dreary Rainy Day,<\/h4>\n

It Is Vital To Force Oneself Into The Woods To Explore<\/h4>\n

Going into the wilderness is a necessity,\u00a0especially<\/em> when it’s raining\u2014take a dreary, boring day indoors and move it into the wilderness; suddenly life becomes a natural obstacle course of fun and exciting challenges.<\/p>\n

On a rainy Sunday in May, I decided to hike to Naramata Waterfall (about a ten minute drive from Penticton) with my family and my sister Miranda’s family (minus two who chose to stay home).<\/p>\n

The hike was an adventure: super steep slopes, narrow paths along cliff’s edge and rushing spring creeks to cross. My bother in-law, John, made a few impromptu log bridges strong enough to cross; however, both of my feet managed to become totally submersed anyway!<\/p>\n

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This fascinating rock formation is a work of art and also the place where I spotted the hummingbird: Mix Hart, Naramata Waterfall Hike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My wild life sightings included many black widow dens and a brilliant green hummingbird, whose feathers matched the fresh spring foliage and also the moss covered rocks. I brought my waterproof camera along; hence, this is why the pics have water droplets on them \t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\n

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John helping Mistaya over the first bridge that he helped construct: Mix Hart, Boho Wild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Narama Creek Highlands: Mix Hart, Naramata Waterfall Hike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mist and Peter, Naramata Highlands: Mix Hart, Naramata Waterfall Hike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I have a phobia about cliffs–this sometimes surfaces when I alpine ski too\u2014on occasion, I \u00a0have a panic attack when there’s a sharp turn on cliff’s edge and I can’t see what’s up ahead. However, somehow, I manage to find myself on the slipperiest, steepest, narrowest cliff’s-edge hikes despite my best efforts to avoid such hikes!<\/p>\n

Though, I have faith in myself: I just read*<\/strong> that Cory Richards, the latest (American male) to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen and reach the top, had to be rescued off Everest due to a panic attack in 2012.<\/p>\n

*(adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com\/2016\/05\/25\/snapchatting-everest-a-bittersweet-end-for-social-media-savvy-climbers\/)<\/h6>\n
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Miranda, John, dogs and littlest hikers getting drenched by a sudden down pour: Naramata Creek Falls Hike, Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John crossing his second reinforced bridge, Naramata Creek Falls Hike, Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mist and the youngest hikers demonstrating how to hike in the rain on slippery and muddy slopes! Naramata Creek Falls Hike, Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mist and the little gals at swollen and muddy Naramata Creek’s edge, Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Me at creek’s edge: Mix Hart, Naramata Creek Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Naramata Falls are spectacular: high, with a multitude tiers. The spring is the perfect time to see the falls in their magnificent strength; however, this means that the creek is raging and is difficult to cross and requires one to make a bridge (or use the log bridges John constructed).<\/p>\n

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The powerful and elegant, Naramata Falls–Mix Hart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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