We left
Champoeg State Park on the 29th and headed for Silver Falls State Park. Silver Falls is located in the western
foothills of the Oregon Cascades surrounded by Christmas tree farms.
There were a
few sites in use or reserved, but lots to choose from. All of them have paved parking pads and many
have water & electric utilities. A few have full hook-ups. The restrooms are very clean and the hot
showers are free.
We drove into
Sublimity to get fuel and then looked for a place for lunch. We ended up just
down the road at Kelly’s Café in Stayton because we liked the name even if they spelled it 'wrong.' It was a great find - hand pressed hamburger
patties, thick cut bacon, and fresh cut French fries.
The forecast
had shown a high likelihood of rain but we ended up with some blue sky showing
between the clouds.
The desert gal
thought it was chilly but others were hiking in shorts and tee shirts.
In addition to
disapproving of kayaks, they don’t allow dogs on most of the trails unless the dog’s
chaperone can’t read. (We saw one large dog on a no-dog trail.)
The trilliums
and the
berries were
blooming along the trails and roadways.
The park was
developed by the CCC in the 1930s and their craftsmanship shows in the lodge
and some
of the walls and stairs on the trails.
The only down side is that we couldn't find cell signal anywhere in the park and it's the better part of 20 miles to town either direction making it a bit of a challenge to keep the blog current.
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