Drift Creek Falls

Drift Creek
On Christmas Eve, after finding out that it was too windy for whale watching, we took a small hike to Drift Creek Falls, south east of Lincoln City. Keigan was the photographer for the trip, and he took this picture of a creek/ stream that we passed as we walked towards the falls. I liked this one enough that I have put it as my desktop image.

The hike itself was nice and gentle, though we turned back at the top of the falls instead of going down to the base of them as it was getting late in the day and the light was starting to fade. The trail comes out on top of the falls, which drop 75 feet, with a suspension bridge across the creek so that you can turn and look at the falls, and continue down towards the base.

Drift Creek Falls
In the book I received the next morning 120 Hikes on the Oregon Coast they warn about the suspension bridge, as it sways quite a bit. I remember reading on a sign that the length of the bridge is close to 200 feet, while it is barely wide enough for two people to pass. Though the view of the falls is definitely worth the hike across the swaying bridge.

Sarieah and I were looking at a book on waterfalls Waterfall Lover’s Guide Pacific Northwest: Pacific Northwest : Where To Find Hundreds Of Spectacular Waterfalls In Washington, Oregon, And Idaho and thinking that this would be a wonderful book to guide us in our exploration of Oregon.

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