A day in the life of us....: A Sunday Afternoon at Silver Creek Falls

You know you are in Kodiak when....

When traffic reports are replaced by the FISHING REPORTS
The water on the floor mat in your car is frozen
You automatically remove your boots when entering someone's home
You use flat-rate priority mail boxes more than envelopes
In Winter, you know who is taking their Vitamin D and who isn't
If you don't already have auto-start on your vehicle, you wish you had it
You know what a Coastie is, and it doesn't mean you live near the beach
You know what Xtra Tuffs are, and you have some
You have to do the Kodiak Stomp before entering a store
Just because you have a ticket to fly, doesn't mean you will actually leave that day--"weather permitting"
It's cheaper to buy DVD's than to have cable TV
Store clerks actually wish you a "Merry Christmas"
You hear people complain about having to drive "all the way to the other side of town" (10 minutes)
Traffic congestion is 3 cars at an intersection
Your car doesn't have a chance to warm up before you arrive at work
When looking out the window is more reliable than the weather forecast
You go to work, church, and shop with the same people
Driving a rusty car is "no big deal"

Sunday, June 29, 2008

A Sunday Afternoon at Silver Creek Falls

Don't you just love those unplanned trips? We were trying to help our daughter with ideas for something fun to do while her boyfriend was in town for the day. Matt liked the idea of Multnomah Falls up the Columbia Gorge, I suggested something further south of us, Silver Creek Falls. And...so we went...

The weather was pleasant overall, partly sunny with some occasional thunder clouds. We opted for the 5 mile hike option and we were able to see 8 falls during our hike, though there are other trails and more falls. We were well into our hike when the lightening and thunder started. Matt was the official counter, and he determined the closest lightening was about 11 miles away (1 second for each mile, start counting at the flash and continue until you hear it).

We were able to walk behind 3 of the waterfalls. One of the falls had quite a bit of water, and people before us had put rocks down so we could navigate (see picture of Nicole).