Monday, August 29, 2011

Rainbow Falls State Park on the Chehalis River

We had hoped to hike here, but extensive storm damage closed some of the trails. We had to climb down a steep embankment to get to this swimming hole.
The ravine is dramatic, with old volcanic sludge, and lush with cedar, hemlock, Douglas-fir and Sitka spruce. I dropped a stone into the water here, to see how deep it was, and couldn't see it after awhile - a very precipitous drop.