Arrived on a very wet and rainy Saturday around 11 am. Parking lot was completely full and people parking along road in. Very, very crowded hike.
Trail in is flat and wide. Lots of old growth and big trees. Lots of moss and old mans beard. Cool hike. Saw the biggest chicken-of-the-woods I've ever seen (and seemingly brightest!) about 40' up on a large snag.
About 0.1 miles from the falls there is an old historic shelter. Very neat seeing this. I love seeing old buildings deep and buried in the forest, so this might have been cooler than the falls to me. Loved they had a description on it too.
The falls were really cool. You cross a bridge right over them so you can see them up close and from multiple angles. The thing that struck me most about these falls is the straight and deep chasm they have carved. It almost looks man-made it is so straight. I just saw the new Alien movie so it's on my mind, and it reminds me of the quote from Prometheus: "God doesn't build in straight lines."
Lots of crowds on this one so I'd avoid (or press on past the crowds along the loop) if you don't want to deal with people.
Wet one today! Jacket wet out fast! A taste of the seasons to come... I'm not ready for it haha.
Happy Trails!
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