Twin Falls

Twin falls is an easy 2.4 mile out-and-back trail. The trail parallels South Fork Snoqualmie River, so you will be able to hear its gentle trickle throughout the hike. There’s a good chance that you’ll hear the echo of birds chirping too because this trail is heavily forested.

After about a mile, you’ll come to a split in the trail where you can either go down wooded steps or continue straight. The steps lead to a wooden platform that offers a front view of Twin Falls. This detour doesn’t take very long and is a nice place to sit and watch Twin Falls cascade down over the rocks.

This platform was the perfect place to fly my drone. I arrived at this trail early on a weekday, so I had the platform to myself. I was able to fly my drone without having to worry about bothering anybody else. I usually don’t fly my drone when there’s other people around, especially big crowds. From the air I was able to see that Twin Falls flowed from other little waterfalls upstream.

After spending time at the wooden platform, I climbed back up the stairs to continue to Twin Falls Bridge. I flew my drone from the bridge to get a closer view of Middle Twin Falls and the canyon beyond. I forgot that I had turned on sports mode, which disables object avoidance. I backed up my drone a little too far and crashed into a branch. I immediately started to panic because I was flying over the river in an area I knew I wouldn’t be able to access to retrieve my drone. I watched helplessly from my remote’s screen as branches and leaves were thrashed around, my drone fighting for its life. After 10 seconds, my drone was spat out by the vegetation and still remained airborne. I quickly turned off sports mode and flew it back over to assess the damage. I was surprise to find that I only had three damaged blades, which are easily replaceable. I was SO lucky that I didn’t loose my drone and am more careful about using sports mode now.

Note for the reader: I share these locations so that others can see beautiful places and enjoy nature as much as I do. Please be respectful of the outdoors and what condition it is in when you visit. Don’t go off trail, leave no trace, and pack out what you came in with.