6 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Absolutely gorgeous day at Lewis River, sunlit waters took on green, opal, deep blue colors - so different from rainy hike there in the fall. The river is running surprisingly low right now, which made waterfalls take on different shapes (rather than looking like sheer walls of water), very nice. We didn't go to Upper Falls overlook this time, just hanged out at "driftwood beach" at the base of the falls for a while, sunny and warm spot, with water spray (and cold air) shooting straight down the river 100 yards from us. Detour trail around the landslide is now well-signed and flagged and probably less than 1/3 mile long.
