{"id":14501,"date":"2026-10-05T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/?p=14501"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:27:25","slug":"2026-10-3-sol-duc-cascades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/2026\/10\/2026-10-3-sol-duc-cascades\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-10-3 Sol Duc Cascades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-1024x864.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-767x647.jpg 767w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-1536x1295.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a lot of paintings along Olympic National Park&#8217;s Sol Duc Road. They&#8217;re all interpretive signs and exhibits, a total of17 of them. One is here at Salmon Cascades and is seen by many, and is a view of what&#8217;s under the water here beneath the falls. I put an outdoor camera down beneath the water to scope it out &#8211; and found it was really very calm, salmon swimming in short circles getting the nerve up to jump. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-e1791214077512.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14503\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently realized I&#8217;d never painted the falls for an easel painting, even if the installation is right next to it &#8211; so here it is. Oil on canvas, 24&#8243; x 18&#8243;, framed or not and available now on my Eifert Gallery site. The frame as shown here puts the size at about 29&#8243; x 23&#8243;. I&#8217;ve also listed it without the frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eifertgallery.etsy.com\/listing\/4577927953\">https:\/\/eifertgallery.etsy.com\/listing\/4577927953<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of October 5, 2926, this painting is still available.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-easel-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-easel-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-easel-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-easel-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-9-29-Salmon-Cascades-silver-frame-easel.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No gallery markup here, and I can give you a variety of frames, silver or gold as you see it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here&#8217;s the wayside sign with Nancy playing the tourist. Yes, those fish really are that color. Several years ago at this time of year, we saw circling salmon just below Sol Duc Falls, miles upstream from here. I&#8217;d never seen them that far up, stopped by that big drop of water.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salmon-cascades-5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading this week. You can sign up for emails for these posts on my website at <a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/\">larryeifert.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larry Eifert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/eifertgallery\">Here is my Etsy site with my currently available paintings for easy sale.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/larryeifert1946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s my Facebook fan page<\/a>. I post lots of other stuff there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/larryeifert\/\">And Instagram is here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/current-originals-for-sale\/\">Click<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.us10.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=a78bad2e12db956e7508822ba&amp;id=10a8841592&amp;e=72735ed8c3\">&nbsp;<\/a>here to go to our main website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nancycherryeifert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nancy\u2019s web portfolio of stunning photography and paintings.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/virginiaeifert.com\/\">And&nbsp;here to go to Virginia Eifert\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craterlakeinstitute.com\">Or Crater Lake Institute&#8217;s website which I also build &#8211; viewership of several million a month!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a lot of paintings along Olympic National Park&#8217;s Sol Duc Road. They&#8217;re all interpretive signs and exhibits, a total of17 of them. One is here at Salmon Cascades and is seen by many, and is a view of what&#8217;s under the water here beneath the falls. 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