Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Fear Not the Unknown

This past Saturday, I ventured out into the wilderness of Oregon to hike the many waterfalls of the North Umpqua River. My only explanation of this place is "wow"!


The first set of falls that I approached were the Susan Creek Falls. It was a rather easy hike back to one of the most amazing waterfalls I have ever seen.



I then chose to continue 0.4 miles directly vertical up the mountain to the Susan Creek Indian Mounds. While I was defying gravity, I took notice to some barefoot footprints and canine prints next to it. I was hoping I wasn't going to run into a rabid hippie or old Indian (or bigfoot) on top of this mountain.



The next set of falls on the list were the Fall Creek Falls. This trip was a moderate hike back in through volcanic rock full of smaller falls along the river. On the trip out, I was all alone enjoying the scenery. After enjoying the falls, I was headed back when I saw a large paw print that resembled a mountain lion print. Note: I'm in the heart of mountain lion country. Stupid Note: I am hiking alone. I was convinced I was being stalked so instead of taking a picture of the print and having someone find a bloody camera with a picture of a paw print on it, I opted to forget the picture and leave with my life. The rest of the day, I was convinced I was being stalked by cougars. Welcome to my adventure. (I'm currently watching 15 Incredible Survival Stories which included a story of a cougar attack on a girl who was mountain biking while she was riding with other people.)

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