It's been quite some time since I wrote about our adventures, but both of my boys are sleeping soundly, so I thought I would try to write about one of them. To celebrate my husband and my wedding anniversary this year, we took Liam and our dog, Maizy to Silver Falls State Park which is located just a couple of miles from the vineyard where we were married. We all had a wonderful time!
The park is a great place to go, no matter what you are in the mood for. It has miles of forested trails and several waterfalls. We were not able to walk any of these trails on this trip because they do not allow dogs on the trails for safety reasons. There are many places where the trails are narrow and back to a cliff, and the park rangers explained to us that there have been times when two dogs have met, got a bit out of hand, and someone has ended up falling off the trail.
Since we were unable to take advantage of the wonderful trails, we decided to have a picnic and go swimming in the river that runs through the park. There is one particular area of the park where the water pools and is shallow enough to be safe for little ones (with supervision of course). We spent the day laying in the sun, snacking on our favorite foods, and wading in and out of the river. Joe and Maizy played fetch several times, and Liam and I went to the playground that was just steps away from our picnic table.
The park also has many covered meeting areas, in fact we used one of them for our rehersal bbq. The covered areas are easy to rent and come with several picnic tables and at least one bbq grill. Silver Falls State Park is a wonderful place that is family friendly and packed with fun things to do. Unfortunately for Maizy, next time we plan to leave her at home and hike through some of the beautiful trails.
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