Silver Falls State Park (Plus New Photos)

2009-07-25 (Saturday) by Gregory Tucker.

Yesterday we took the kids to Silver Falls State Park, where we had a wonderful time. We walked the full 7+ mile circuit, where we saw no less than 10 waterfalls, four of which could be experienced from trails on their backsides.

Aya and Reon performed well. We established one (and only one) rule for the hiking:

1. No whining

Reon did well within these guidelilnes. He walked hard and never complained. Aya started to wear out around 4-5 miles, saying she was sleepy. We made her push through it, and within 20 minutes she was in a good mood again. The trail grade was easy and all the falls were very accessible. The beautiful waterfalls were ample reward for our efforts, and it is easy to understand why Silver Falls State Park is one of the most popular in Oregon.

The park is approximately 1.25 hours from inner-east Portland.

I uploaded some new photos to the MobileMe site, including this trip to Silver Falls and our 2009 trip to New Mexico with cousin Katy.

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