| Date: March 31, 2004 | | Location Shellburg Falls Hike | | Where: Santiam State Forest | The Shellburg Falls area hiking trails are getting to be a real favorite of mine. Maybe it's the short 30-minute drive from my house to the trailhead. Of course the secluded trails through the thick forest and a spectacular waterfall might also play into my preference. Today, Ralph Nafziger, Bob Young, Dorald Stoltz, and Mike Garrison, joined Jeanette and I on an approximate five-mile hike along the roads and trails that make up this interesting area.
|  | | shall we take the hiking trail or the horse trail? We hiked a combination of the road, August Mountain Trail and Shellburg Creek Trail to arrive at the Shellburg Falls Campground in time for lunch. Lunch with a picnic table is quite a luxury. After lunch we hiked down under the falls and enjoyed Winter Wrens, Wild Bleeding Heart, and Trillium along the trail.
|  | | lunch at the campground |  | | Shellburg Falls |  | | Bleeding Heart |  | | Trillium and spider |
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