Saturday, Steve and I went for hike at Silver Falls State Park which is located east of Salem. Due to a late night of partying the night before, we did not get going until 2pm. We got to the park at 3:30pm and learned that it closes at 5pm so we just did a quick jaunt down to the closest falls, South Falls, and hiked a little beyond. South Falls is 177 feet tall and produces tons of spray and mist that wreaked havoc on the camera lens and the ensuing photos. We plan to go back another time so we can hike the full loop trail and see all of the falls.
While driving down I-5, we saw a sign just north of Salem that stated that we were crossing the 45th parallel. This means that I am living an equal distance from the equator and the north pole. Kind of cool.
Here are some photos (or view the photos here):