I was the only here this morning. Yes, it was probably crazy because the snow was up to my thighs however, it was beautiful. The snow was fresh, I was the only who had been there. I wore spikes on my boots and it was a very good thing that I did because underneath the snow was a layer of slippery ice. Without the spikes, things would have gotten interesting.
Douglas Falls is on the other side of Blackwater Falls State Park and is easy to get to. Although, you have to get down a rocky slope to the to the side of the river. Someone Strung a rope that can be used to shimmy down to the bottom. There are old railroad tracks that run along this creek that were used to take coal and other resources from the mines to be processed or sold. The coke ovens are just upstream.