Linda, Adinah and I took a drive out to see Alsea Falls. It's only about 20 miles from here. It had been raining heavy for several days, and was still raining hard on and off during the drive. From Philomath you head south through Bellfountain and Alpine, and then turn west. You cross the divide at about 1,200' and start down along the Alsea river. It's all lush green Oregon coastal forest with lots of ferns. Many years ago I lived not from from where this river hits the ocean, but I had never been up to it's source before

Linda, Adinah, and Frodo at Alsea Falls after several days of hard rain.