Racing around the world: Silver Falls State Park

After our successful trip to Coos Bay on Wednesday we wanted to visit some more of the state parks around Oregon. We planned a trip up the interstate to the Silver Falls State Park around 80miles away where we would walk/hike part of the 10 falls trail at the silver falls state park.

Running low on petrol we stopped just before we left Eugene to fill up. For some reason Oregon has a state law that prohibits people filling up their own cars, maybe because there has been a history of people driving off without paying. As a result you have to wait for an attendant to fill your car up and in a busy time, like it was today, it took ages. Added to that we were waiting for a pump that some old people, who considered a trip to the petrol station as a day out, were using. Annoyed and slightly stressed by our 30 minutes at the petrol station we headed north.

We eventually got to the state park which was awesome. The Silver Falls State Park is famous for its redwood forest and many waterfalls. We took a walk along one of the well marked tracks which weaved over rivers and under waterfalls. It was great. Hopefully all the state parks are like this.