11 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Was shocked back into Fall, as we hiked through the rain and enjoyed the onset of autumn colors. Lots of folks along the short 1.7 mile trail from parking lot to spectacular 335' Falls Creek Falls. But hardly anyone on the trail above, that leads to views of the upper tier and eventually all the way to Indian Heaven.
Perhaps the most amazing thing we saw all day, though, was a sign in the parking lot! The USFS is no longer asking that folks have the Northwest Forest Pass to park there. Perhaps they're "seeing the light" in view of recent court decisions? :-)
