Summer has come and gone. Heat and smoke seemed to devour it. Now as the days get short, what will we do with the time we have been given? Just in case you missed them, our trip to see the Waterfalls of the Umpqua had the first hints of fall, then it was Deep into the Ochocos where it felt like fall, with the low sun angle and the chilly nights, but the colors weren't quite…
As the weather starts to cool off, and the fire danger starts to drop off with it, we can start to venture a bit further afield to places with a few less people. Last weekend that place was deep in the Ochocos, or Deep Creek to be more precise. The North Fork of the Crooked River heads high in the Ochocos, runs through Big Summit Prairie and then turns south and meets Deep Creek. While…
Who knew the North Umpqua had so many waterfalls? I sure didn’t. But following our recent tour, I’m impressed.
I’ve certainly traveled the North Umpqua before, but I’ve actually not spent the time I would have liked to actually. I certainly knew it was a place of great beauty, but other than a day of fishing a small stretch I really hadn’t had the time to dig in. This past weekend was the first attempt to remedy that.
After stumbling across a web brochure I was surprised at the number of waterfalls either on or running into the North Umpqua. Add in a great campground and we had a weekend.