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The Adventure Sweet Creek Falls
Location LAT 43.94588 N LON 123.90287 W
Date June 13, 2009
Weather 64°, Cloudy
Distance 124 miles![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkJBxdSGrKTRkimVVhKzhdZ6-iOrXfZzPwOy_KuC_HC-me3_oP8IwCR4BtMmOsEJ5vNw-vLlaj7lSVt6BySGRe7ObOUUX2P2hw87SRJOLtlzRRB6tFvfx72comJD7CYQvWqZX/s400/6.13.09_sweetcreek1.jpg)
Sweet Creek Falls was a bit of a drive, but worth every mile.
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Heading out on a beautifully groomed trail, we were promised 11 small waterfalls along the way.
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Just around one of the first bends, we reached this little falls. The pools in the creek were really impressive.
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Just as promised, the hike got better the farther walked.
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The catwalks that clung to cliff walls over the creek were really cool. Sadly, they were square grates and Roxy was unsure about what was under her feet.
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Roxy had no problem climbing the stairs...
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We passed a few more falls...
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And then, we came upon another catwalk.
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Not really wanting to subject Roxy more square metal grates, we turned around.
Sweet Creek Falls had a second trail head just up the road, so we hopped in the car and drove up to the second trail head.
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