Boulder River — Friday, May. 9, 2025

Hiked to the twin falls with my sister on Friday for a picnic. It's the third time we've done this within the last 5 years and it was a beautiful day for it. The many large potholes on the road to the trailhead would deter some vehicles but my old Subaru had no trouble going around, straddling them--and sometimes driving through them (unintentionally). But the road is beautiful, lined with tangled branches of many tall moss covered trees, their springtime chartreuse green leaves dazzling with the sunlight coming between them. You can hear the river rushing below though you can't really see it unless you get out of the car. As usual, we enjoyed the variety of foliage, delicate ferns and tiny white flowers along the trail. We've never hiked any further than the tall twin falls that appear on the right about a mile in (I still don't know the name of them!) as it's so spectacular to sit on one of river boulders, contemplating and admiring them while eating lunch. Definitely a good hike for taking out of town visitors or the family. It's also is a good warm up for more challenging hikes, at least for two old ladies. There were just a handful of mosquitos, only noticeable when we stopped but not bothersome.