Waterfalls of Nova Scotia

Reviewed by Dean Goss

This book covers 36 of Nova Scotia's waterfalls, breaking them down into four general regions. The book is an early book done in full color. While this is a plus, the photos are printed on matte finish paper, so they lose some luster and "pop" in the process. It's a shame because the photographs (done by Glenda Rosborough) are quite good. Dark areas in waterfall photographs lose much of their detail when printed on less than top quality paper.

Nova Scotia has a widely disparate bedrock geology, and the variations in waterfall forms and styles reflect this. Some regions of the world enjoy a great deal of homogeneity, for instance, many waterfalls in New York's Finger Lake region are draped over finely layered ancient sea bed, so the waterfalls have similar bedrock. Nova Scotia is quite varied, with many types of bedrock and the falls are correspondingly varied. This book does a very good job illustrating the falls.

The maps leave something to be desired. They are accurate enough, but the problem (a minor problem, I'll freely admit...) is in the maps' attempts to relay elevation information. The subtle gray scale of the maps is somewhat difficult to clearly decipher. Given the books color photos, color maps might have reduced the issue. A small gripe.

The Bottom Line: This is a good book to have. The photos suffer from being printed on second rate paper, but they are fairly numerous, and of decent quality. It is a well written book and favorably represents the waterfalls of Nova Scotia.