Sat, Jul 9 2005 - Felker's, Albion & Buttermilk Falls and the Devil's Punchbowl (View Original Event Details)
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This was more of an Urban hike than a day hike since we were right in the middle of Hamilton, but that didn't take away from the impressiveness of the falls. Our first stop was Felker's Falls and the walk seemed a bit easy, so we decided to trek into the ravine to get a closer look at the Falls. Up close the falls appeared spectacular, it's too bad the local residents do not appreciate what they got - there was garbage everywhere, broken glass and it was obviously the place that computers go to die. It's such a shame.
We had some fun scrambling back up the ravine - using our hands and feet to crawl back up - we made a boring hike into something challenging
There was a little trouble reaching the next falls - Albion Falls and we started by parking in the wrong lot and getting a bit confused. We did see some butterfiles, and one that was rated an 8/10 by Brooke. We found the falls, ate some lunch and travelled to the second Buttermilk Falls.
We headed to the Devil's Punchbowl but decided due to the lateness of the day we'd be better off checking out the Devil's Punchbowl country market before heading back to the city.
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