This June Elaine and I visited the Oregon Garden, the 80-acre botanical garden in Silverton, Oregon. There are so many interesting plants from across the pacific northwest. I love all the sights, sounds, and smells there.

Even though it was in the heat of summertime, we still saw many animals in this botanical garden, including a few very happy and loud frogs.

Smack in the middle of the delightful town of Silverton sits the Oregon Garden. It’s about 80 acres of beautiful trees and flowers of more varieties than I can count…

About 80 acres, separated out into different sections like “wetlands” and “conifers” and so on. A lot to take it…

An 80-acre botanical garden in Silverton, Oregon…

Twice in October 2017, I visited fabulous Silver Falls State Park, just south of Silverton, Oregon. Here is the second set of two. (See the first.) I was amazed how much the tree colors had changed in just a few weeks. Ah, autumn!

This park is a land of giant trees, lush fern forest floors, streams, creeks, and massive waterfalls (three of which you get to hike behind)...

At the end of 2016, I took a quick trip to North and Upper North Falls in Oregon's Silver Falls State Park. In a state filled with incredible waterfalls, these two are among my very favorite. The park is near the fun little town of Silverton; if you find yourself in the area, please check out these falls, and the rest of Silver Falls State Park...