Yakso Falls

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Yakso Falls

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'''Yakso Falls''' is a {{convert|70|ft|m|adj=on}} waterfall on [[Little River (North Umpqua River)|Little River]], in the [[Cascade Range]] east of [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]].{{cite book|last=Anderson| first=David L.|title=Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest|year=2007|page=131|publisher=The Countryman Press|location=Woodstock, Vermont|isbn=978-0-88150-713-3}} The waterfall is about {{convert|27|mi|km}} from the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Glide, Oregon|Glide]] along Little River Road (County Road 17), which becomes Forest Road 27.{{cite web|title=Yakso Falls Trail #1519|publisher=[[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]]|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umpqua/recreation|access-date=Jun 30, 2017}}
'''Yakso Falls''' is a {{convert|70|ft|m|adj=on}} waterfall on [[Little River (North Umpqua River)|Little River]], in the [[Cascade Range]] east of [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]].{{cite book|last=Anderson| first=David L.|title=Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest|year=2007|page=131|publisher=The Countryman Press|location=Woodstock, Vermont|isbn=978-0-88150-713-3}} The waterfall is about {{convert|27|mi|km}} from the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Glide, Oregon|Glide]] along Little River Road (County Road 17), which becomes Forest Road 27.{{cite web|title=Yakso Falls Trail #1519|publisher=[[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]]|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umpqua/recreation|access-date=Jun 30, 2017}}


In [[Chinook jargon]], ''Yakso'' means "hair of the head".{{ OGN | 7th | page = 1062}} The waterfall is said to resemble the long hair of a woman.
In [[Chinook Jargon]], ''yakso'' means "hair".{{ OGN | 7th | page = 1062}} The waterfall is said to resemble the long hair of a woman.


Yakso Falls Trail, {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} long, leads from Lake in the Forest Campground in [[Umpqua National Forest]] to the waterfall.{{cite web|title=Thundering Waters: Yakso Falls|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Land Management|url=http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/Thundering_Waters/yakso_falls.html|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-date=December 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216190811/http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/Thundering_Waters/yakso_falls.html|url-status=dead}} The trail, open year-round, passes through selectively logged [[old-growth forest]].
Yakso Falls Trail, {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} long, leads from Lake in the Forest Campground in [[Umpqua National Forest]] to the waterfall.{{cite web|title=Thundering Waters: Yakso Falls|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Land Management|url=http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/Thundering_Waters/yakso_falls.html|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-date=December 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216190811/http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/Thundering_Waters/yakso_falls.html|url-status=dead}} The trail, open year-round, passes through selectively logged [[old-growth forest]].
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