Playing with the new camera at Silver Falls State Park

So, I finally upgraded to my first digital SLR. The Nikon D3300. It is awesome. I'm still getting used to it, but its maiden outing was a pretty hike in the Willamette Valley.

This is Silver Falls State Park. You can actually walk behind this waterfall, which is very cool. There were lots of photographers out the day we went. AND a marathon in the park. It was still a splendid day.

Cute baby mushrooms growing inside a log. These were about half an inch tall at most. Adorable! We took a nice, leisurely hike, staying out until our tummies rumbled. 

On our way back north, we stopped for lunch in a little dive Mexican joint. Delicious! Hope we can find that place again! The fall colors were definitely peaking. Thank you, new camera, for getting me out into nature!