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And not 15 minutes later, we rounded the bend and saw this.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cool huh? <\/em><\/p>\n Of course another abrupt stop, in the middle of the road, was in order.<\/p>\n The falls are very beautiful, but the .8 mile (each way)<\/em> trek to get there was as enjoyable and memorable as the falls themselves.\u00c2\u00a0 The path was simply enchanting<\/em>, and I wish that we’d stopped to take a few photos of the trail itself.\u00c2\u00a0 We thought of doing so on the way back, but were both in urgent need of the restroom so couldn’t take the time Along the trail there were a couple of charming bridges and several babbling brooks.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n This is a hike\/walk that most anyone could handle…. this is going to be on my “must see”<\/em> list whenever I have visitors.\u00c2\u00a0 Michelle, Chris – you guys need to make another trip up here!\u00c2\u00a0 Kathleen and Ashley, you too.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n OK, back to the travel log.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I think that this leg of the sisters’ Olympic roadtrip was my favorite.\u00c2\u00a0 As we turned off of Hwy 101 and up the road toward the falls, I said – “I really hope we see rays of light coming through the trees….” And not 15 minutes later, we rounded … Continue reading Sol Duc Falls<\/span> ![\"Sol](\"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sd-1a.jpg\")
When we arrived at the\u00c2\u00a0trailhead,\u00c2\u00a0a group of young scouts was just coming back, leaving the area nearly empty.\u00c2\u00a0 I think we only\u00c2\u00a0saw 3 – 4 people while on the trail – it was perfect.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/greyhavens.org\/myfamily\/smiley.gif\")
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One in particular was covered with mossy stones.\u00c2\u00a0 Kristin was very patient <\/em>as I obsessively took photos from a dozen different angles (I hauled my tripod on for just this purpose)<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Because we were in the dry season, there wasn’t much flow in the stream – I really want to go back in spring when the water is cascading over the even more brilliantly green mossy rocks, and take a hundred pictures.<\/p>\nTo see more photos of\u00c2\u00a0Sol\u00c2\u00a0Duc trail & Falls, click here<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"