The Bridge at Cascade Falls

The old railway bridge just above the Cascade Falls which is now part of the Cross Canada Railway Trail. You can see a couple of people beginning their bike ride (click on the photo to enlarge). There used to be a dam at this point and water was diverted to the old Power House Station just below the falls. Swimming above and below the falls is fantastic and one can float down the Kettle River from Grand Forks to here which is the site of an old mill called "Billings" situated a few miles before Christina Lake and just before the old town of "Cascade". I have done most of the float sections from the old townsite of "Carson" to "Gilpin" and have the last section to try. We do it in sections because the fist section from Carson right at the Canada/U.S. border to Spragett Bridge takes 3 hours at this time of year. We think from the Gilpin Grasslands to Billings will take about 2-3 hours, but this will be our first time.