After a “false start”, I made my way to Silver Falls State Park where I had been planning to go for a long time. It has a seven-mile trail on which you can see ten waterfalls! (Waterfalls have always been one of my favorite photographic subjects.) Since I had to leave Sadie in my vehicle (with the A/C on), I wasn’t able to see all of the falls but really enjoyed this hike. Water, water everywhere–and ferns, moss, and lots of green. My kind of place.
As usual, more info in the photo captions.
One day I went into the Park but stayed on the south side for a 3 1/2 mile hike on which Sadie was able to go. It was a beautiful hike on a beautiful day. Unfortunately, when we were about halfway around the mostly-flat loop trail, Sadie started throwing up and then had diarrhea and then had both over and over. I panicked and started calling veterinarians. I found one in the next town and, leaving my trailer in the Park, made a crazy fast light-flashing, horn-honking dash to the clinic. I was so afraid she was dying, I completely lost it. When I got there, they immediately took her back. When the vet came out, much to my relief, the first thing she said was Sadie was going to be OK. The vet thought she had been stung by something and was having a bad reaction. Then they brought Sadie back out to the waiting area and she promptly threw up again–in a big way. That did nothing to calm my nerves, of course, but the vet didn’t seem overly concerned. Anyway, some time later, all seemed to be well and we left. I didn’t get much sleep that night worrying about her but she was fine. We took a “zero day” the next day to recover from that frightening experience.
I do recommend the “Meadow Loop Trail” near the Wawona Hotel–especially if you have a dog. It’s an easy and pretty hike.
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