Salt Creek Falls and See's Candies

On Tuesday, Ben and I drove down to Eugene to bring the moped to the Vespa dealership and to accompany our friend Ben on a trip to Salt Creek Falls. The falls themselves were stunning --  at 286 feet, they're the second-highest in the state.

We also did a six-mile loop hike on the Diamond Creek Falls Trail, which would have been amazing if it weren't for the nine million mosquitoes who ambushed us along the route, particularly devouring my friend Ben who logged more than 200 kills (leaving approximately nine million alive). The cool breeze at Diamond Creek Falls kept the mosquitoes away briefly, so we took a quick snack break at the base of the falls.

Eventually, the mosquitoes overwhelmed us with their numbers and we turned around. On the way back I found what I thought were morels:

but they turned out to be the false morel --  tragic! Afterward, we ate out at a random British pub in Oakridge, which had a brochure of tons of local mountain biking trails that look neat. Back in Eugene, we hit the See's Candy store and I used the gift certificate my aunt gave me to get a pound of our choosing. The See's Candy experience is pretty amazing when you get to choose all the flavors from a menu! Best of all, next week the moped will need picking up from Eugene, so we have an excuse to have adventures down south all over again.