Expedition 09 – Twin Falls Canada

June 14, 2025 | 1 min. read

Expedition 09 · Twin Falls

On the return flight, the Cline River Valley widened; beneath us, the river branched out into ever more channels. Water, gravel, forest, and rock. No roads, no houses. Then the landing approach began.

Between the river branches, the helicopter touched down very securely on a stony gravel bank. This moment alone already felt like an expedition.

While the Twin Falls can be reached on foot, it requires a long trek into the backcountry, narrow trails, and a steep, slippery rock passage. I had no mobile reception there. It is the habitat of grizzlies, black bears, and wolves.

Even while the rotor blades were still slowing down, we crossed over two tree trunks to the other side of the water and continued against the current for about 15 minutes.

Then, suddenly, the Twin Falls stood before me. My first thought: Wow.

WHEN ONLY THE WATER REMAINS

No traffic. No houses. No cell service.
Just rock, forest, and the water carving its way through the Cline River Valley.
A place where the landscape feels larger than anything you brought with you.

For the first time in the Rocky Mountains, having just flown over glaciers and mountains, landing in the middle of a wild riverbed – and now this scenery before me.

Then began the search for the shot. The right location for me was in the water.

I worked my way in over stones and rocks, set the tripod low, and deliberately placed the large rocks in the foreground. They give the image its depth, while the long exposure gives the water that soft, almost cotton-like flow.

Back on the bank, I first had to sit down. For a few minutes, I just sat there. No traffic. No people. No cell service.

Only the water, the mountains, and this incredible vastness. In that moment, everything that touches me so much about Canada was there: this scale, this wilderness, the sense of adventure – and this almost boundless freedom.

There are moments that you cannot explain immediately. You have to feel them first. A small, magical moment of my life. That is exactly what Expedition in Light is.

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