We had a delightful walk on a very cold day at Silver Falls State Park.  In fact, the conditions were so bad with large icicles having the potential of falling that parts of the hiking trails around the 10 falls were closed due to hazardous conditions.

This first picture is of South Falls.  There was a lot of fog and mist this day and you can clearly see the icicles.

PAD Dec 17 Silver Falls on a cold wintery day

Instead of hiking around the waterfalls, we did the rim trail and enjoyed the large trees and the sunlight filtering through the fog.

PAD Dec 17 Light filtering through ONE

On our way out of the park, my husband spotted an interesting combination of clouds, evergreens, and a ridge in the distance.  I turned around, parked the car, grabbed my camera and tripod and took this panorama shot.

PAD Dec 17 Cloud Vista at Silver Falls State Park Entrance

It's great to have a helpful husband find photo opportunities while you are driving!