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canyonwalkerOregon 2023 Travelog #6
Back in Portland. Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 11:30pm
It has been a long day. It started with waking up at 6am amid blazing sunlight thanks to summer's long days. But then we took advantage of the long, summery day by rolling before 8am, hiking until almost 6, and not getting in to tonight's hotel until after 11.
What did we do today? We visited seven or eight waterfalls— and unlike 7 or 8 falls on Saturday that were all together on one epic hike, these were all separate hikes. In different places. Thus in addition to hiking a lot today we also drove over 400 miles. And when I saw "we" I mean that really I drove 92% of those miles.
Here's a list of waterfall hikes we had on our agenda today. It's too late at night to get any pictures of these ready, but I'm going to make a list and come back and fill it in with links as I catch up on photos.
These waterfalls are all within the Umpqua River watershed. ...Not only that, but the north fork Umpqua River. Yes, there are a lot of waterfalls in Oregon! That's why we need Prof. Smedley Q. Boredom's Very Dull Book of Waterfalls... which, combined with cross-referencing everything via AllTrails.com, didn't steer us wrong today. Well, okay, Smedley did steer us wrong once with vague directions. 😅
Back in Portland. Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 11:30pm
It has been a long day. It started with waking up at 6am amid blazing sunlight thanks to summer's long days. But then we took advantage of the long, summery day by rolling before 8am, hiking until almost 6, and not getting in to tonight's hotel until after 11.
What did we do today? We visited seven or eight waterfalls— and unlike 7 or 8 falls on Saturday that were all together on one epic hike, these were all separate hikes. In different places. Thus in addition to hiking a lot today we also drove over 400 miles. And when I saw "we" I mean that really I drove 92% of those miles.
Here's a list of waterfall hikes we had on our agenda today. It's too late at night to get any pictures of these ready, but I'm going to make a list and come back and fill it in with links as I catch up on photos.
- Susan Creek Falls
- Fall Creek Falls
- Toketee Falls (and carwash!)
- Watson Falls
- Whitehorse Falls
- Clearwater Falls
- Lemolo Falls - skipped
- Warm Springs Falls
These waterfalls are all within the Umpqua River watershed. ...Not only that, but the north fork Umpqua River. Yes, there are a lot of waterfalls in Oregon! That's why we need Prof. Smedley Q. Boredom's Very Dull Book of Waterfalls... which, combined with cross-referencing everything via AllTrails.com, didn't steer us wrong today. Well, okay, Smedley did steer us wrong once with vague directions. 😅
