I can’t believe that in my 40 years in Oregon I had never visited Silver Falls State Park. The Willamette Valley’s peak autumn colors, together with a forecast of heavy cloud cover, were the impetus to drive over the mountains and right that wrong. Over an afternoon and morning, I hiked to 9 of the park’s advertised 10 falls. I found most of them extremely photogenic, helped by recent rains. In fact, the night’s storm forced nearby tent campers to abandon their stay, and made me thankful for Starr’s weather tightness.

Here’s the photo gallery link: Autumn at Silver Falls Gallery