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…
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.
Montana. If the word doesn’t conjure an image in your mind I don’t know where you have been, but you need to go there. For me, it brings to mind green valleys surrounded by forested mountains.
But the Smith River? If you have heard of it you probably talk to people in the rafting world. When I told most people we were going I got a blank stare. Where is it? Well, it’s not really by anywhere you have heard of really. And that is part of the charm.