Hiking to Shadow Waterfall,

in the wild & scenic North Umpqua River Watershed
in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.

the hiking trail to shadow waterfall on cavitt creek in the wild and scenic north umpqua river watershed in the cascade mountains of oregon. travel oregon in the umpqua national forest, hiking trails on the wild and scenic umpqua river in the umpqua national forest in the cascade mountains of oregon. national forest campgrounds, national forest hiking trails, national forest camping sites, hiking trails, fishing, salmon, steelhead, waterfalls, swimming, camping, picnicking on the river and at toketee and lemolo lakes, hiking the umpqua river trail from swiftwater falls to maidu lake at the source. drive along one of the many scenic byways in oregon, the rogue umpqua scenic byway to crater lake national park in oregon along one of the many wild and scenic rivers in oregon, the wild and scenic umpqua river.

Nature untrammeled: the hiking trail to Shadow Waterfall on Cavitt Creek.

I wanted to do this hike earlier in the season because waterfalls are prettier when more water flows in the creeks and rivers.
We had had a lot of rain the past winter and spring, contrary to prior years. I wasn't able to go until late spring. It was a cloudy
day, and mountains climb higher than clouds, and I was walking through clouds on my way to Shadow Waterfall. Water dripped
from leaves, the very air seemed permeated with it - that's a temperate rainforest for you. I sloshed through puddles. That's one
of the things to remember when hiking in our national forests, regardless the conditions of the hiking trails, ALWAYS remain
on the trail. Stepping around a puddle destroys the surrounding habitat, and one of the reasons for making
a hike like this is to enjoy the habitat.:)

No matter the dripping water from leaves and branches. No matter that I had to straddle a very wet log if I wanted to
continue. The hike, the trail, everything was perfectly glorious. Wild rhododendrons bloomed in the forest. Shadow
Waterfall is definitely worth the hike. I must have thought so; I was the only human in the forest that day.:)

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