Cliff Falls - Kanaka Creek

We took the voyageur canoe up Kanaka creek from Fort Langley a while ago: http://finiansworld.blogspot.com/2009/02/kanaka-creek.html

Ya cross the Fraser then go up this shallow creek till ya hit the fish hatchery. Just past the fish hatchery are some nice waterfalls at Cliff Park. The Fort Langley crew tells me the name Kanaka Creek is Hawaiian for "the people.".



Google tells me that Kanakas were Hawaiian Labourers. Some came to Fort Langley with the Hudson Bay company. Others went to Australia and the United States. Interesting. Although our climate is nothing compared to Hawaii, I think the falls at Cliff Park on Kanaka Creek is the closest we come to Hawaii here.



Here's a video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7NvTKDtJAQ