Avis Riva

Pristine Wilderness

There is a hidden gem in Alberta, a limited-access provincial park known mostly for its waterfalls, Kakwa Falls, on the Kakwa River southwest, way south of Grande Prairie. Actually, for a good distance we travelled on pavement, then we hit gravel and ‘excitement’ of fording shallow streams.

To access this piece of nature it is best to have a quad for the lower part, but we managed to bounce our way down the boulder-strewn trail in my brother’s 4×4 truck. Apart from the wear on the truck and our bruised body parts, our reward was a place of quiet beauty, a pristine wilderness of river, rugged forest and mountains. I had to paint Kakwa River and Pristine Wilderness to share this experience.