The iconic South Falls at Silver Falls State Park is probably the most visited and photographed waterfall in the park. The Civilian Conservation Corps built quite a few of the trails and structures in the park many years ago. This is one of those structures.
Our first view of South Falls.
It is a magnificent waterfall.
Selfie in front of the fall.
The white specks to the left of center are people behind the waterfall. The trail goes back there.
Heather and I went up to visit Alsea Falls and Green Peak Falls in the Oregon Coast Range today.
The bridge over the Alsea River above the falls.
The top of the falls.
Heather is a master of the self portrait.
Don’t fall in!
Checking out some interesting moss.
Big trees lurk in this part of the forest. Most of the old growth is gone in Oregon but in a few small isolated pockets the elders of the forest still live.
This is a very large, very old tree. I am happy that it hasn’t been cut down yet and still lives on in the primordial forests of the Oregon Coast Range.
These plants look inviting on the surface.
Underneath they are full of needles!
Don’t touch that trunk!
Walking up a different fork of the Alsea River toward the Green Peak Falls.
A secret little garden.
The path to Green Peak Falls.
Green Peak Falls. I think this is a bigger falls in terms of vertical distance than the Alsea Falls but perhaps the other falls pushes a larger volume of water over.
Heather is telling me to come quick with the camera.
Heather found a newt climbing the falls!
A crayfish was just under the surface of the pool below the falls, too.
During times of high water, the falls expand to encompass this area, too.
It is a magnificent waterfall.
The white specks to the left of center are people behind the waterfall. The trail goes back there.
Looking out from behind the waterfall.
The trail is an impressive and wet affair.
