2019 Sweet Creek Trail

We visted the Sweet Creek Trail the day before Mothers Day.
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  • Start of the Sweet Creek Trail

    Start of the Sweet Creek Trail

    Mom and Dad starting the hike.

  • Tall trees

    Tall trees

    Some of the trees along the trail were very tall.

  • Very Green Ground Cover

    Very Green Ground Cover

    The Oregon rain forest has an amazing variety of ground cover.

  • Trees for the Forest?

    Trees for the Forest?

    The mossy trees show an amazing side of God's Creation.

  • Cluster of Tall Trees

    Cluster of Tall Trees

    These trees reach far into the sky, too far for my camera to reach.

  • Dad and Mom Looking Up

    Dad and Mom Looking Up

    Mom and Dad took some time to crane their necks to see the tops of the trees.

  • White Water in Sweet Creek

    White Water in Sweet Creek

    Sweet Creek is full of places that show off their stuff.

  • Sweet Creek Waterfall

    Sweet Creek Waterfall

    This was the first waterfall we found on our hike. One of many.

  • Mom and Dad

    Mom and Dad

    Another shot of Mom and Dad. Dad ended up adjusting his pack a lot.

  • Camera Mom

    Camera Mom

    I caught Mom with her camera out. Not that unusual.

  • Mossy Old Tom

    Mossy Old Tom

    This mossy old tree was a spectacular site. Made me think of Fagorn Forest in Lord of the Rings.

  • Teeny, Tiny, White, Flowers

    Teeny, Tiny, White, Flowers

    These little white flowers were all over the place. They were small enough I had a hard time getting my camera to focus correctly.

  • More Waterfalls

    More Waterfalls

    This waterfall is another picturesque sight. One of many.

  • Feathery Waterfall

    Feathery Waterfall

    I experimented with leaving my shutter open long enough to get that feathery look that is popular with waterfall pics.

  • Close up of waterfall

    Close up of waterfall

    Another feathery shot, this one required a lot of cropping to get it to look good.

  • Raised Trail

    Raised Trail

    Part of Sweet Creek Trail was built onto this rocky wall.

  • Sunlight Through the Leaves

    Sunlight Through the Leaves

    One of my favorite parts of hiking is seeing the sun shining through the leaves.

  • Waterfalls, Yet Again

    Waterfalls, Yet Again

    There were lots of waterfalls, definently a good place to practice taking waterfall pictures.

  • Waterfall at Lunchtime

    Waterfall at Lunchtime

    This is where we stopped for lunch. There was a nice rocky area to sit on, and I was able to set up my tripod for more pictures.

  • Feathery Waterfall, Again

    Feathery Waterfall, Again

    Here is another attempt at that feathery look. I think it turned out ok.

  • Feathery Waterfall, Again, and Again

    Feathery Waterfall, Again, and Again

    And again. That log adds some interest to the pic.

  • Feathery Waterfall, Again, and Again, and yet Again

    Feathery Waterfall, Again, and Again, and yet Again

    This is one of my favorites. The many different places, and angles, water was falling is really neat.

  • Clear Water of Sweet Creek

    Clear Water of Sweet Creek

    Where the water wasn't white with turbulence, it was amazingly clear.

  • Lunchtime next to the Water

    Lunchtime next to the Water

    You can see where we had lunch in this shot. It was fun.

  • Close up of Centipede

    Close up of Centipede

    As we were leaving the lunchtime waterfall, Dad spotted this insect. I tried to get some good macro shots, but this is the best I could do.

  • Waterfall around the Bend

    Waterfall around the Bend

    We didn't walk the whole trail, but after lunch we hike around the next bend and spotted this one.

  • Waterfall of Ferns

    Waterfall of Ferns

    Many different kinds of ferns grow in the Oregon forests, these somewhat resemble a waterfall. With some imagination.

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    Feathery Waterfall
    Close up of waterfall