We had a few days to kill before we needed to be in Seattle for our China trip. We were not sure what to do with the days when Diana picked up the AAA tour book for Oregon. She found what AAA called a gem. So we tried to get into Silver Falls State park for a week. No dice, but we could get in starting Memorial Day but we had to be out by Friday. We took it. What a great park!
The main attraction is there are 10 waterfalls that can be viewed on an 8 mile hike. We took 2 days to see the falls. Day one we hiked about 6 miles and saw 7 falls. Each one beautiful but different from the others. On day 2 we had to double back some but finished off the last 3 falls in about 4 miles. Also beautiful.
A bonus was that there were wild flowers and bushes in bloom everywhere. So there were times it was difficult to decide if you wanted to look at the flowers, the falls or just the general beauty of the park. If you ever get to Oregon, try o spend a day or two hiking in Silver Falls State Park.
From behind the falls
You are correct if you counted only 9 pics. Twin Falls was not visible due to some downed trees. But, shoot, 9 out of 10 falls in 2 days...not bad. By the way, Silver Falls SP is about 25 east of Salem in the heart of wine country and Christmas tree farms.
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