10 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •
Returned to Silver Falls, after not having been there for at least a quarter-century. It's still as beautiful as, actually more than, I remembered! I think the "trick" here is to go on a weekday. I only crossed paths with maybe a dozen other people, tops. The trails are real pedestrian, requiring little effort beyond paying attention. They are for the most part very enjoyable to walk along, and wide enough that you could walk side by side with your partner most of the way. Just be sure that, if you go with someone else, that you both have the same love/tolerance for photography. A mismatch on that count, here, could be really irksome.
