I had the pleasure of spending a night hiking with my friend Kiri on the Eagle Creek trail in Oregon last week. I understand it is one of the most hiked trails in Oregon, and we definitely understood why. The trail is lined with wildflowers, and we joked that we were sick of seeing waterfalls by the time we made it back to the car. I have never seen so many spectacular falls on one trail before, and we only hiked it to Tunnel Falls at six miles in.

Punchbowl Falls is one of the most photographed spots in Oregon and the feature of many of its calendars. I had made the first two miles of this hike with my family when I was in elementary school because my dad wanted to see the source of the picture he had hanging in his college dorm room. It was fun to return to see it again, and with a better camera! I have disposable film camera pictures of this falls, and I might find, scan and share them too for comparison. My skill has improved quite a bit in 18 years, at least I hope.