To Hike or Not to Hike

Last weekend it was nice so we decided to go hiking again and went to a new place, Silver Fall's. It is southeast of Salem. We took the long way to get there but when it was time to leave, we had the GPS take us home and it was much closer. We didn't have an address to enter in when we went down so we had to use the written directions from their website. The day before was beautiful, sunny, bright and clear. Saturday was the same temperature but was not sunny or clear. Since it was a nice day, many people were out as well. Once we got a couple of miles out, the crowds thinned out. We had a nice day and enjoyed the hike. There are a total of 10 waterfalls on the hike but we only made it to seven. We will go back to see the last three. We debated on whether to do the last two miles and see the last three falls, but decided to not try it since it might be later than we liked when we finished up. Its a good thing we didn't go the extra as mom was worn out. We hiked about 4-1/2 miles. You will notice Mom's new backpack. It is pretty small and is mainly to carry a Camelback water pouch and a few other small things. I decided not to take my pack as we were able to get most of the stuff in her pack that we needed. I carried some extra water bottles.

The hike started out kind-of cold and I was wondering if I should go back and get my jacket. Mom had her jacket on. After we got going, there was no need for a jacket. Of the seven falls, two were over 100ft tall. The first fall was one of the very tall ones and you are able to walk behind it. There was a lot of water mist and I think that is why we were cold in the beginning. This was also our first official "Oregon" outing with our new aluminum walking sticks. We took them to Rachel and Dean's in March but hadn't tried them in Oregon yet.

There smaller falls were also pretty cool. It was great hike. We will be going back to get the rest of the falls in the near future.

There are also some very tall and large diameter trees out here.

We are also very excited because this Friday they come and pick up our rental furniture and deliver our furniture from storage. It will be so nice to have "our stuff" here finally. In addition, on Saturday, they will deliver our brand new bedroom and living room furniture. We signed the lease on the apartment last Thursday and our "free ride" ends on May 1st. Mom took the photos at the furniture store. They are not very good quality.

We didn't do anything over this most recent weekend. Mom's allergies are giving her fits. She is doing a bit better today. We spent most of Saturday resting and looking for dining room furniture. We finally decided to buy a folding table and chairs for the kitchen until we move later this year.

The weather for this week shows little chance for rain and it is to be mostly sunny. We are very excited about this as we are very tired of the rain and gray skies. I have Friday off for Good Friday so it is a short work week, yea!