A Creekside Trail

[AlanLichty]

My favorite fall hike - the Sweet Creek trail in the Siuslaw National Forest. From a damp fall visit a while back.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

That looks like a really fun trail to hike and photograph from.

 

[AlanLichty]

That looks like a really fun trail to hike and photograph from.

Thanks Jim - that’s why I keep going back

 

[dan swiger]

My favorite fall hike - the Sweet Creek trail in the Siuslaw National Forest. From a damp fall visit a while back.

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C&C always welcome.

Like the 'weathered" feel of a storm passed. Might need a machete down this trail

 

[AlanLichty]

Like the 'weathered" feel of a storm passed. Might need a machete down this trail

LOL - no machete required for the trail. This is a fairly well used trail that is used a lot by locals in the Florence area. I like to go up on rainy days and try to get to the trailhead in the dark to avoid crowds and harsh light. As a photo venue slow shutter speeds are your friend and direct sunlight is your worst enemy. On this particular day I had the place to myself for several hours.

It is the case that you need to stick to trails in the NW coastal mountains given the levels of undergrowth and fallen trees/limbs. Setting off to blaze a new trail in these forests will likely require a chain saw, machete and full length heavy leather chaps as some of the blackberry thickets can get to chest height.

 

[BlackRockArt]

My favorite fall hike - the Sweet Creek trail in the Siuslaw National Forest. From a damp fall visit a while back.

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C&C always welcome.

This trail should be very color full in the autumn.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

This trail should be very color full in the autumn.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - timing the big leaf maples is a bit tricky since the colors are dependent on a bunch of factors with the two biggies being how wet or dry the fall is as well as temperatures. I have seen peak maple color shift by as much as 3 weeks along this trail. I have only managed to really hit peak color a couple of times over the years.

 

[Beth]

a muddy walk in the rainforest, my favorite kind of hike. love that moss covered tree hanging over the river.

 

[AlanLichty]

a muddy walk in the rainforest, my favorite kind of hike. love that moss covered tree hanging over the river.

Thanks - moss covered tree? When the maples drop their leaves to expose the trunks every single one of them are covered in moss and usually have fern colonies on the moss This is actually one of the more open spots along the creek when it comes to flying a drone there

 

[Beth]

Thanks - moss covered tree? When the maples drop their leaves to expose the trunks every single one of them are covered in moss and usually have fern colonies on the moss This is actually one of the more open spots along the creek when it comes to flying a drone there

we have no moss. so it's a novelty for me.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

You have conveyed the mood here perfectly, Alan. I can feel it in my bones.

 

[AlanLichty]

You have conveyed the mood here perfectly, Alan. I can feel it in my bones.

Thanks Doug - Sometimes it's good to stop focusing on amazing subjects and just try to capture the mood of the day. This was one of those shots.