Waterfalls Detail: This slide falls is located in the nape of Snider Mountain and Pleasant Ridge several kilometres north of Millstream. The area around the falls is mowed and there is a picnic site nearby. From my understanding the waterfall is a favourite site to cool off during hot summer days. Pleasant Ridge cuddles beautiful farmland that spreads out across the valley to the southeast.
Driving east on the old Trans-Canada Highway near Millstream drive out the Snider Mountain Road and stay to the left at the Y-junction continuing on the road until reaching the T-junction with a logging road some 7.38 km from the highway. Turn right and drive in an easterly direction 2.5 km looking for a road on the right just before the bridge across Beatty Brook. Turn right and drive down the road a hundred metres or so, until crossing over the brook once again. There is a parking area on the left and a picnic site.
Visit Detail: Back in late October I was on my way to Sussex to give a presentation about the waterfall book at the library and decided to take a drive out to the back of Snider Mountain to see if I could find the waterfall. My neighbour told me about the waterfall and how he used to bike up from his family home near the Millstream River on hot summer days to swim. He continued to carry this tradition on with his family while visiting the family homestead. Now that I have seen the beautiful little waterfall I clearly understand why he has carried on the family trips to this neat place to cool off during the summer.
Over the centuries the brook has ceaselessly shaped the sandstone and conglomerate rock to form a series of slide falls. On this particular day the waterfall was highlighted by the remnants of autumn foliage. In the distance I could hear the sound of a hunting rifle echoing along the ridges and was glad that I was wearing my orange vest.