Have you ever witnessed a gold waterfall which pours both hot and cold water in two separate cascades? No? I have! The Golden Falls hike starts from Mount Horne, near Grenville in the north of Grenada. I was told it was easy. It wasn’t! I balanced on beams and traversed back and forth across the river, walking through the water (prepare for wet feet). Then we headed deep into the rainforest, scrambling over rocks, swinging on bamboo, pulling ourselves up steep sections on a rope and sidling along narrow ledges. Finally, we were told our prize was “just around the corner”. It was. But to get around the corner we queued up, and crouched high on a narrow ledge before individually tackling the aforementioned ‘corner’.
There are several hot springs in the north-central part of the island. I think it's called the Hapsack region (or something of the sort. I might have the spelling wrong). The warm fall is probably coming from one of them. The highest mountain on the Island - Mt. St. Catherine is in the same general area. I think it's the only dormant volcano on the island - meaning it's not currently active but could, in theory, become active in the future. All the other on-island volcanoes are considered extinct. We have one active undersea volcano a few miles off Sauteurs. It's called *Kick 'em Jenny* . It erupts violently about every 7 to 10 years, but because of its depth beneath the sea it doesn't pose any threat to life and property on the islands. But ships are warned to always remain outside a certain radius of the crater to avoid sinking due to outgassing which can lower the effective density of the water immediately above the crater. This volcano is constantly being monitored as it can pose a serious tsunami threat to the entire Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in the future if/when it grows to a certain height below the surface at which point a major eruption will trigger a tsunami.
Wow! Thank you so much for all the detail on this & taking the time to share it. I have heard of Kick 'em Jenny but didn't know all this. Fascinating & terrifying at the same time.
I went with Grenada Taxis & Tours. I found them on Facebook. Check out my blog post with all the details www.suewherewhywhat.com/waterfalls-in-grenada/
Have you ever witnessed a gold waterfall which pours both hot and cold water in two separate cascades? No? I have!
The Golden Falls hike starts from Mount Horne, near Grenville in the north of Grenada. I was told it was easy. It wasn’t! I balanced on beams and traversed back and forth across the river, walking through the water (prepare for wet feet). Then we headed deep into the rainforest, scrambling over rocks, swinging on bamboo, pulling ourselves up steep sections on a rope and sidling along narrow ledges. Finally, we were told our prize was “just around the corner”. It was. But to get around the corner we queued up, and crouched high on a narrow ledge before individually tackling the aforementioned ‘corner’.
That last bit to swing into the falls, OMG 😬😳
OMG! Exactly...as you can see I was a little shocked😬
There are several hot springs in the north-central part of the island. I think it's called the Hapsack region (or something of the sort. I might have the spelling wrong). The warm fall is probably coming from one of them.
The highest mountain on the Island - Mt. St. Catherine is in the same general area. I think it's the only dormant volcano on the island - meaning it's not currently active but could, in theory, become active in the future. All the other on-island volcanoes are considered extinct.
We have one active undersea volcano a few miles off Sauteurs. It's called *Kick 'em Jenny* . It erupts violently about every 7 to 10 years, but because of its depth beneath the sea it doesn't pose any threat to life and property on the islands. But ships are warned to always remain outside a certain radius of the crater to avoid sinking due to outgassing which can lower the effective density of the water immediately above the crater.
This volcano is constantly being monitored as it can pose a serious tsunami threat to the entire Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in the future if/when it grows to a certain height below the surface at which point a major eruption will trigger a tsunami.
Wow! Thank you so much for all the detail on this & taking the time to share it. I have heard of Kick 'em Jenny but didn't know all this. Fascinating & terrifying at the same time.
I stumbled upon this site while exploring on google maps. Would love to go one day. Swinging on a rope to get to the viewpoint would be dope
It was pretty hardcore! Hope you make the hike yourself one day
Nice hike. Who were your guides? How did you find them?
I went with Grenada Taxis & Tours. I found them on Facebook. Check out my blog post with all the details www.suewherewhywhat.com/waterfalls-in-grenada/