The Sol Duc Waterfall
The Hoh Rainforest, a wonderful place, and definitely worth a visit—might have gotten bumped to second place after my visit to the Sol Duc waterfall. I took this picture while standing on the bridge, a shot taken by thousands of people before me, but it's a meaningful moment frozen in time for us. The hike was short, only a mile, and there were lots of people enjoying the trail last Monday. I had to wait for some of them to move off the rocks, and breathed a sigh of relief when they did. You cannot tell, but the water drops several stories below the yellow leaves, and I was holding my breath as they climbed around to get the angle they wanted. It was colder than we expected when we arrived at the parking lot fourteen miles from the Sol Duc entrance to Olympic National Park, and the lot was half full. We could have gone three more miles on the trail to a lake, but we weren't prepared for eight miles round trip, so we'll return someday. We brought snacks to keep our energy ...
