Hike to Triple Falls
04/30/13




Here is where we started

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Going under a falls is always fun
This is not the same falls as in the first picture
this is about one mile further up the trail



Then we come to a bridge



The sign said that the bridge could only hold
"one person at a time".
It reminded me of the Sellwood Bridge.

The Oneonta George is truly amazing

Here we were looking down into the gorge from a viewpoint on the trail(sorry for the poor picture, but you get the idea)
 We did not do it, but you can get inside this gorge by putting on sneakers and wading knee-deep up the creek from the highway bridge. In late summer when the water is not too deep nor too icy, it's usually possible to trek half a mile throught the 20 ft wide casm to an otherwise hidden 100 foot falls.



There were lots of falls
Here is one of them



This was a wall of moss with lots of "dripping water"



Our primary destination
-- Triple Falls --


Then we came to another more scary bridge

At first I would not go across this bridge, but upon the urging of others (who carried my poles so that I could hold on) I did it.
Then I did it again on the return trip (less hearth pumping this time).
Finally I walked out on it so they could take a picture, this time I was relaxed. The moral - even an old dog can learn new tricks



There was even a "pretty" little falls


Flowers were everywhere

When Elmer gets his new books, he will know what they are


How about a white
Dodecatheons (shooting star)



My apologies for the poor picture, but the wind was blowing and I was on a steep bank, holding on for dear life.


We even found some mushrooms
However, they were in a secret place and even we could not again find them on the return trip

These are Coprinellus disseminatus

Click Here for more information on these mushrroms


It was a great hike
Thanks to those who helped me
cross one of the bridges



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Directions to the Hike - Oneonta nd Horsetail Falls

Take I-84 east to exit 35 and follow signs to Ainsworth Park
Go about 1.5 miles to old scenic highway .
There is a parkinhg lot at hosetail falls