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Published: November 5th 2006
In late May, 2005, as the crowds were heading out for the long holiday weekend, your Oly trio returned from a four day photo safari to Silver Falls State Park, east of Salem, Oregon. It is about a 3 hour drive for us.
We arrived at Silver Falls the previous Monday afternoon and had most of the campground to ourselves in a beautiful site next to a burbling stream. Someone has to do this work of capturing magnificent images of spectacular exposures of our great Northwest. Images from this expedition are available for view and purchase in my online gallery at
NW Exposures After our wet, rainy outing to the Columbia Gorge earlier in May, the weather was perfect for this trip. I take my photos in the early morning and then later in the day before sunset to make the best use of soft, shadowless light. The middle of the day is having fun and hiking to find good viewpoints for making images.
The Quicksilver continues to serve us well. Tuesday morning, I awoke to 37 degrees but the catalytic heater along with three blankets keep us comfortable during the night. Falling asleep to the serenade of the
gurgling stream was delightful. By the time we departed on Friday, the daytime temp had risen to above 90 degrees.
Our 12 volt water pump in the trailer is a joy for the trail boss who also manages the kitchen. When the hand operated pump broke on a previous trip, I had it replaced with a water pump that connects to the camper's battery. Color me "hero."
Nan didn’t like the strong water pressure of the showers in the campground so we used our Zodi hot water shower system. We set up the outside shower tent. The Zodi is battery operated and circulates water from a bucket through metal coils in a chamber heated by an adjustable propane flame. During warmup the shower nozzle is placed in the water bucket to recirulate the water thourgh the flame heated coils. To speed the heating process, we bring a kettle of water to a boil on the stove and add it to the Zodi water bucket.
Where ever we go, the Q’silver attracts attention, both in campgrounds and at gas stations when will fill up. When we give tours, guests are amazed at how roomy the inside of the
tent feels and what a sturdy, rock solid platform it is.
High Yo!
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Sivler Falls in Oregon
Terry Bucchieri
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Great
Fantastic Shots~