Cascades with Palisades
We broke a sweat. We held our own.
We stopped to rest.
And posed with boulders. The photo-ops were constant on the 2+ mile scenic trail to the dramatic hiker’s reward, a 66 foot Cascades Waterfall nestled in the Jefferson National Forest.
The lower trail is stunning and well maintained with stone stairs for the climb, benches to rest on and wooden bridges to cross the rushing creek. 
The creek is called Little Stony.
But there was nothing little about the giant stone boulders.
My friend Jody took this shot, which I sent to my sisters who hiked to the Cascades with me in June 2021, with the caption “missing you both.”
The whole Cascades escapade took us about 3 hours and we would have stayed longer, but we had a dinner reservation at the nearby highly recommended Palisades Restaurant, which topped off the day in a very delicious way.
September 17th, 2022 3:59 pm
My favorite place of all time! It doesn’t look crowded either! How was the restaurant ? What did you get to eat? That is always a treat after a hike and a magnificent hike at that!
September 17th, 2022 5:57 pm
It wasn’t crowded and the food at Palisades was great. Mine was chicken parm (but better than any I had before) with red sauce pasta and Jody and Katherine got rockfish, purple potatoes and out of this world asparagus. I wish I took a picture of it.
September 18th, 2022 8:04 am
The Cascades Hike was a major highlight of our sister’s retreat followed by the exotic gardens and then lunch. I’d be hiking that trail constantly if I lived there. So amazing!