This morning it occurred to me that this is the first time I’ve brought this camera body to the Pacific Northwest. I bought it last summer. So far besides shooting at hikes at home I took it to Zion last November. That was pretty nice, but Oregon is what I love. My camera body is lucky to have an owner to takes it out to get rained on! Actually I do try to protect it. I usually hold an umbrella over my camera when it’s raining.

I finished up some odds and ends today. I finally got a chance for the short hike to Mill Creek Falls and Barr Creek Falls. I’ve been planning to do that since day one at Prospect, but it’s been either sunny or I was out of time. Today I finally had plenty of time, so I even went to the Avenue of Giant Boulders.

My next Stop was at Natural Bridge. I just felt like hiking along the Rogue River Trail on the far (west) side. If I had other better things to do, and if the forecast wasn’t for rain, I don’t think I would have been on this portion of trail. I was just on the east side of the river in this area yesterday. The trail on the west side has some steep switchbacks. I crossed the hiker bridge and then walked downstream back to my car to make it a loop. I was just on that section of trail yesterday so I didn’t even bother taking any pictures. I would like to comment that I’m in awe of how much water goes rushing through that lava tube at Natural Bridge. I just stood there and watched it in amazement. And I’ve been there many times before.

I finished the day, so to speak, at the end of Union Creek. The trail on the south side is pretty good, while the north side requires a little more effort. It’s not difficult by any means, but there are some logs to step over and some vegetation across the trail. It was raining by the time I finished. I decided that I was not going to get soaked on my last day here, so I ended my day very early. Heck, my camera hardly even got wet.