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Silver Falls State Park
Silver Falls State Park is a breathtaking natural wonder located in the heart of Oregon. The park is home to ten stunning waterfalls, each with its own unique charm and beauty. The park is a popular destination for photographers, offering a variety of picturesque locations to capture the beauty of nature. The South Falls, with its 177-foot drop, is a popular spot for photographers looking to capture the power and majesty of the falls. The Lower South Falls, with its stunning pool at the base, is another popular location for photographers. The park also offers a variety of hiking trails, making it easy to explore and discover new photography locations.
- Helen Keller.
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Another shot from the Silver Falls State Park located near Salem Oregon. This is one of those falls which is so huge you can walk underneath the falls completely dry if the wind is not messing with you. We did this short hike and left completely in awe of this stunning waterfall.
The trailhead said the whole trail contains more than 10 different waterfalls and I can’t wait to return to explore them all, hopefully one a less crowded day. Thanks for visiting and have a nice day.
Like North Falls further upstream, Middle North Falls has certain characteristics which one could argue give it an edge when comparing it to the park's main attraction, South Falls. Despite being considerably shorter, Middle North Falls is a markedly amorphous waterfall which changes physical shape in a very dramatic way as the volume of water in North Silver Creek changes. The 106 foot tall falls take the form of a narrow column of water during the summer months, funneled to perhaps 5 feet wide at most by a narrow runnel in the bedrock. With greater stream flow in the winter and spring months however, North Silver Creek sheets out across the 60-foot wide creek bed and turns the falls into a broad curtain of water, with part of the falls impacting on a twisting chute of basalt which then slides to join the more volumnous half of the creek in the plunge pool.
Middle North Falls is one of four waterfalls in Silver Falls State Park which features a trail which traverses behind the falling water. Unlike the other three, the trail leading behind Middle North Falls is a dead-end, constructed purely to allow access to additional views of the falls.
- Robert Frost.
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This shot was taken at the Silver Falls State Park, located in the foothills of Cascade Mountains, this park is a major tourist attraction. We made a mistake making this our destination on 4th of July weekend as the park was packed with visitors. There is a ten falls hiking trail which starts from here but we only got to see this one and at 177 ft this is an impressive falls in person. If you look carefully you could see people walking behind the falls and just get an idea about the enormity of this beautiful waterfall.
I hope to return here one day again and to do the ten falls hike. Thanks for visiting hope you like it.
Silver Falls State Park
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
South Falls, one of ten waterfalls at Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, OR (USA). The falls carry the water of South Silver Creek over a drop...
South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Here's another view of South Falls down by the creek. I wanted to capture the little island with...
Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, Oregon.
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Silver Falls State Park Oregon
This is one waterfall Mecca I will not forget in a hurry. With Charlotte on my back, we managed to get to 6 of the 10...
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If uniqueness is used as the measuring parameter, the Middle North Falls or Marion County, Oregon will be in anyone’s top 10 list of waterfalls in the pacific northwest. During our first visit to Oregon, we got delayed getting to this fall and couldn’t even see the trailhead at night. So, when we planned a second trip to Oregon I was careful to allocate extra time and we reached the trailhead just as the sunset was about happening.
In our panic, we started hiking in the wrong direction and lost about 10-15 mins before realizing our mistake. After returning to the hike and finding the correct trail, we managed to reach the falls with some light still around.
Unfortunately, the standout feature of the waterfall, the wide curtain like span of the falls was not present. Later I find out that this fall has no prescribed shape and changes dramatically based on the volume of water in North Silver Creek. Plus, summer is not the best time for waterfall photography in Oregon, the best time is late spring or fall. Hopefully, I get to visit this beautiful place again.
Silver Falls, North Falls, snow covered winter.
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
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Yes, you've seen it before. And yes, there was already a leaf sticking to the tree before I arrived.
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It's been awhile since I walked the nine-mile Trail of Ten Falls down in Silver Falls State Park, so my mom and I went down on Saturday. It's a...
Lower South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
I had another adventure again today. I woke up a bit stiff this morning from yesterday's...
Upper North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
I went to the other side of the creek here. I went to the other side of the spray, which was...
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon.
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
South Falls is the highlight of Silver Falls State Park, and due to its proximity to the city of Salem, is likely one of the most popular waterfalls in Oregon outside of the Columbia River Gorge. The falls are produced where South Silver Creek plunges 177 feet over a huge overhanging basalt cliff with a large pool occupying the bottom of the amphitheater. While South Silver Creek isn't nearly as voluminous as North Silver Creek, South Falls will still swell to impressive volumes during the wet season and is without question the most powerful waterfall in Silver Falls State Park during the high water season.
- Dalai Lama.
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Another shot from silver falls state park. I have to confess that the idea for this shot came from my wife who was having a hard time getting her camera phone to expose the moss correctly. So I took this shot while showing her how a manually setup camera can easily do what confuses an auto mode.
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Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Lower South Falls is one of four waterfalls in Silver Falls State Park featuring a trail which passes behind the falling water. Unlike the other three, the confines of the overhang behind the falls are quite cramped, and as such the trail has been constructed bordered with a very tasteful stone wall that blends into the landscape quite unobtrusively, which gives the falls a bit of a rustic feel more typically associated with areas like the Columbia River Gorge.
While South Falls is unquestionably the most impressive waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, Lower South Falls is no slouch either. With a drop of 93 feet the falls are only the 5th tallest in the park, but still a waterfall of major significance.
Officially, the 4th tallest waterfall in Silver Falls State Park. The falls drop 134 feet, plunging straight down before striking a steeply slanted protrusion of basalt which causes the stream to veiling the remaining distance to the floor of the canyon. As the name of the falls implies, Winter Creek only flows during the winter months, or in this case the wetter times of the year.
The waterfalls of Silver Falls State Park were discovered and named by local photographer June Drake in the late 1880's.
Figured I had better make use of the cold snap to find some opportunities that normally aren't available. The original plan was to go to Opal Creek,...
Silver Falls State Park, Sublimity, Oregon.
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Lower South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
When we got to the other side of the falls, Eric and I made our way down to the creek. It was...
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One of the ten beautiful waterfalls found in Silver Falls State Park. This is the final falls along North Silver Creek, hence the name Lower North...
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