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Silver Falls Trail, Entiat Washington


After we left the Mad River Trail we traveled up the road to the Silver Falls Trail head. It is a lovely drive to the trail head, such a beautiful area. The trail head parking area still had some lingering snow piled up, a little chilly, which made it pleasant for hiking the up hill trail. I have hiked this trail many times, but it has been years since the last time we visited. My family used to come up almost every year to stay the day with my Aunt and Uncle while they camped and us kids would hike the trails and wear ourselves out prior to heading home. The trail has had a lot of improvements since our last visit. The rock walls, nice wide pathways, and railings are all new features to me. I thought that years ago we actually walked under the falls, but it would appear that most of the ground has eroded since then. It is a very pleasant hike, a little bit of a climb but worth the views up and down both sides and the falls were running pretty good the day we visited. Not a lot of folks out when we made the loop, so we took the opportunity to stop and admire the views and take pictures. I take terrible pictures of moving water, haven't mastered the art. It was a nice trail to do after our short hike on the Mad River Trail. Short, plenty of views, a nice size waterfall, lots of benches to rest on and lovely ponderosas. Since my niece and nephew hadn't been I wanted to take the opportunity while we were close to hike it. Made for a great wake up hike since they snoozed from the moment we left the Mad River Trail parking lot.
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  1. EmmaJune 18, 2014 at 11:56 PM

    Wow beautiful, it's been 11 and a half years since I was there. Love the mountains pics too! !

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