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rozoneill: Odd that they measure hiking distance in feet, not miles
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rozoneill: The trail crossed Silver Creek right at the start
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rozoneill: The clear and pristine water of Silver Creek
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rozoneill: Silver Creek joins with Glenn Creek just up ahead
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rozoneill: New salmonberry leaves start life with just a blush of red
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rozoneill: A baby salmonberry leaf blushes with new life
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rozoneill: A salmonberry leaf glows in a sunbeam
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rozoneill: It was a short hike to the base of Golden Falls
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rozoneill: A small swimming hole on Glenn invites dusty hikers
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rozoneill: The green glow of spring
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rozoneill: It was a pleasant amble through the forest
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rozoneill: Oh, the fragrant air of a myrtlewood forest
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rozoneill: The path ambles past a dense thicket of salmonberry
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rozoneill: A hint of Golden Falls as the trail went around a large boulder
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rozoneill: Aargh, there be gold (Golden Falls) in them thar hills!
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rozoneill: Flora or fauna?
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rozoneill: Golden Falls was stunning
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rozoneill: This was the best look I had of Golden Falls
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rozoneill: A myrtlewood leaf floats in a trailside spa
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rozoneill: Coastal manroot clings to life
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rozoneill: A fern all balled up and nowhere to roll
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rozoneill: It was a pleasant hike through pleasant forest on a pleasant day
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rozoneill: Salmonberry flowers colored up the otherwise green vegetation
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rozoneill: Pathway through burgeoning spring growth
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rozoneill: Salmonberry flowers tended to be high over the trail
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rozoneill: Yin and yang, fern style
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rozoneill: A salmonberry flower offers its pretty face to the sun
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rozoneill: And now I take the upper trail which will visit both Silver and Golden Falls
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rozoneill: Rhododendron bushes were a common sight in this forest
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rozoneill: A fern frond or a maple leaf grave or both