SilverFalls Hike

Wow! Today was 72 degrees! So, as soon as the second session of conference was over, we jumped in the car and headed east to SilverFalls Oregon State Park about 40 miles away! We have heard so much about this park and let me say we were not disappointed! There are 10 waterfalls that you can hike to and the grounds are very well taken care of. The trails are great, well groomed and very safe! We only had enough time to hike to the South Falls and then drive to the North Falls and hike to them. The kids had so much fun and even Marni walked quite abit...we were very impressed! The kids especially loved being able to walk behind the falls...they thought that was so cool! The park has cabins, a campground, a couple of ranches, and even a small cafe and gift shop. We will definately be back in the summer to hike the other trails and see the falls we missed...plus the kids want to do alot of camping and this place would be a nice transition to the endless coast trips we have been taking. If you would like to check out the park go to www.oregonstateparks.org and go to silverfalls. There are alot of pictures but I hope you enjoy them as much as we had fun taking them!

The beginning of our hike down to the south falls.

Of course you can't tell which ones are Brent and the kids but they are among the hikers heading to the back of the falls. My phone camera won't zoom for some stupid reason and Brent had our camera at the time...dough!

The kids posing inside a cutout behind the waterfall!

Posing on the bridge at the bottom of the falls...we made it!

Now we have to head back up Marni...come on you can do it! (She actually did really well and never complained the whole time)

Here we are heading down to the North Falls...Trey is way in front and Jayden is being super cautious (thats my Jayden!)

Trey really liked this tree seat...he thought it was a great place for him to rest.

And of course, the girls needed to try it out as well! Say Cheese!

We came around the corner and...whalah!

The kids and Brent heading to the back side of the falls to get their picture taken. OK...you probably can't see them very well but they are there behind the falls. You can actually continue all the way around the back of the falls and keep hiking another some odd miles and get back to the south falls.

Hanging out behind the falls...we took a break and feasted on strawberries and brownies...can life get any better? I submit to you that it cannot!Heading back up the stairs...Marni counted every step...1, 2, 3, 7, 4, 9, 2, 8.......

Here we are at the end of our little trek...we had so much fun and it was so nice to be able to enjoy the beautiful weather. And the cedar trees made the forest smell so good! Mmmmmmm!