Over the past week, we’ve seen a ping-pong between summer sun and good old-fashioned Western Washington rain and gray. While the heat might be returning, I’m always happy to see the gray. I’ll take overcast and 65 over sunny and 95 any day.
You can criticize that all you want — your words will just roll like Northwest raindrops off my mossback. With that said, we still have a few more precious days of summer left. Let’s make the most of them, rain or shine.
A few months ago, I kicked off the season with a pair of columns about wonderful spots that I consider to be the hidden gems of the Lewis County area. I received a great response from Robert Greenaway, an outdoorsman who lives on a small farm near Eatonville. He wanted to highlight Walupt Falls, a beautiful destination for those willing to take a drive and “wander off the beaten path.
” I’ll admit that I have not visited this particular spot. It sounds like a good one. I’ll quote Robert as he describes this gem and how to get there.
He writes: Walupt Falls is out in eastern Lewis County in the Gifford National Forest. As the name infers, it is close to Walupt Lake which borders the Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. But it is a fairly short hike off an easily accessed forest service road used to drive in to Walupt Lake.
Google “Walupt Falls” to find images of this water fall. Actually, it’s more like a water slide than a true free fall type waterfall. But the trick is the access by foot to the base of the f.