MUNSON
On the second morning of our Oregon camping trip, I woke the rest of the family to go hiking. Much to their chagrin. I’m sure they would rather sleep in then get up so darn awful early. But I wanted them all to at least see some waterfalls with me, especially this one: Munson Creek Falls.
At 319 feet high, Munson Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in the Oregon coast range. We arrived at the trailhead very early in the morning, which as it turns out was not all that necessary. The fog was a nice touch of surprise. Don’t tell my family I did not have to get them up so early. No one was up and around except the mosquitoes. I gathered up the troops at the trailhead and we set off quickly to the falls in hopes that the mosquitoes would not follow us to the waterfall. It seemed to work. The mosquitoes did not seem to be biting when we arrived at the waterfall viewpoint. This allowed me to take some time to photograph it. Unfortunately there is not much of a viewpoint, as there is a lot of tree branches and logs in the way, and it is not possible to get any closer to the waterfall. It is still a magnificent cascade.
August 8th, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Great shot of Munson given the somewhat obstructed view of the falls. The fog gives it a mysterious feel. I heard that there used to be another trail leading up to a better viewpoint of the falls. Do you know if it accessible at all (even if it means sneaking around a barrier? Of course we would never think of doing anything like that.)
August 10th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Thanks Michael. As far as I know, you cannot get any closer to it Michael. I think there is too many big fallen logs to negotiate.