I took this day off of work to spend some special time with my dog before we had to put him down. He loved hiking and still had enough energy, so we went here to Twin Falls. I love this hike and have done it many times before, although not for the last several years. We couldn't have picked a more perfect day! It was sunny, clear, and so beautiful with the fresh-fallen snow from the day before still on the trees and the sun shimmering on the river (which follows along side the trail for the first bit). Even though there was that little dusting of snow on the trees and sides of the trail, the trail itself was clear and not even very muddy at all. We just went to the lookout deck to view the falls and then came back (I didn't want to overdo it with my dog). The trail continues after that and if I recall correctly, leads to another lookout area up above the falls. Anyway, we had a great time. I wasn't sure how it was going to be in the wintertime, but it was wonderful. Next clear day, you should go!

One word of warning about this hike- don't ever go much beyond the falls. Once I kept going to see where the trail finally ended or if it looped around or anything, but no- it just ends at a VERY LONG utility road. After walking along the utility road for about 10 miles (I'm not exaggerating), it finally came out by some parking area which was no where near the Twin Falls parking area. I finally had to have my mom drive out to rescue me!

Went for a quick trail run with sweetness somewhere that wouldn't be too steep and after realizing Middle Fork Snoqualmie trail access is still blocked we went for Twin Falls. Got their too early so tried to stay warm and once daylight hit we started the run. As expected with a popular and low elevation trail it was in great condition and not too crowded. Falls were great. Only snow/ice on trail was after the falls just before linking up with the John Wayne. Turned around at the trail intersection and cruised back to finish a nice brisk jaunt together. Picked up a bug somewhere along the way but a little fever is a small price to pay for a beautiful morning!

I reached my goal of doing 50 hikes this year! Today I worked half day and headed to Twin Falls, drove through Olallie State park and took some pics at Weeks Falls, snow was fairly deep and not many places to park at Olallie. I made it to parking lot ok at Twin Falls but didn't actually park in the lot, just outside. No need for snow shoes but traction devices were needed. Falls were beautiful and just what I needed to end the year. I will be back for more exploring in this area. I got home just in time before snow really started dumping on me. There are about 3 logs to jump over on this trail.