Our Weekend Adventure

Twin Falls
Ollalie State Park, Washington


This dayhike took us up 400 feet through a magnificent old-growth forest that leads to a close up view of Twin Falls. The girls loved everything about this hike (except for the occassional comments of hunger through 300 feet of uphill switchbacks): the moss covered logs, the canopy of enormous cedar and fir trees (some 700 years old), the panoramic view at waterfall level, and the wonderful wildflowers in full bloom. This hike took us 2 1/2 hours to hike 4 miles roundtrip. Ariana, who just turned three in April, did so well, I am proud to say! We did a lot of resting and caterpillar watching.

We had our lunch at the platform overlooking the spectacular falls. The water force was tremendous, since this Winter's snow had melted rather quickly during our last week of a "heat wave" in Northwestern Washington. The waterfall's spray felt good on our faces after the climb. Of course, the girls became fearful of falling, afterall, the platform was right on the cliff's edge.

After munching and quenching, listening to the hard falling waters, we ventured back downhill to the trail head, where we played in a small sandy cove near the river's edge.

Hike Rating (out of 5 stars):



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