Kennedy Falls (via Baden Powell From Lynn Headwaters)
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Feb 24, 2019
Kennedy Falls nicknamed “elusive falls” with a particular hiking partner of mine has been quite the adventure to tackle. Our first attempt at it was from Lynn headquarters, where we found the river crossing, but no distinct trail on the other side. Little did we know, it was expected to do some solid bushwhacking to break through onto the trial. That attempt resulted in a mini adventure to Norvan falls.
This time we came prepared with a map, our microspikes, and a camera. Our first obstacle was the parking lot being closed, forcing us to park down in Lynn valley. From there we took the Baden Powell trail up, using our spikes to conquer the frozen stairs. Here our next obstacle emerged: the ability to navigate a network of trails, some of which were snowed over or falsely created. We applied the ultimate tactic of: if we keep turning right, surely we would make it eventually. With some luck we managed to make it onto the cedar trail-- a sign we were both all too pleased to see.
At the time we started, the trail had not been fully broken in; meaning that much of our energy heading toward Kennedy falls was spent breaking through snow and navigating along some old footpaths. On a particular stretch of deadfall, there was only a single set of footprints to follow through knee deep snow. There is a stretch where the snow curves away from a log, exposing a glimpse into a long slide down, and another stretch where a fallen tree covered in snow is snagging victims. Both of these are past the giant cedar tree. On our way back, once a few people passed us we noticed how deep the little hole near the tree had gotten.
The falls themselves are quite peaceful. At the time we went they were not frozen over, but rather surrounded by a decent amount of snow. The sun also thought it would be a lot of fun to just miss the valley with the waterfall leaving us to make our escape when it got a bit too cold.
The trip back felt significantly faster than the trip there to the point we were wondering if there are two routes to the giant cedar tree.
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