Japanese lanterns illuminate the cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
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Head to the Capitol to catch cherry blossoms in their night-time glory

by Ron Cooper on

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One of the Salem area’s biggest and most colorful spring spectaculars arrived late but the wait was worth it.
Visitors to State Capitol State Park, on the mall in front of the Capitol, are enjoying the peak bloom of the Japanese cherry trees.
The addition of lighting and Japanese paper lanterns to the display has made sunset walks in the park a visual treat for the senses to be taken in slowly.

The lanterns and lights are on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. nightly.

The cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park are at their peak on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
A squirrel transits through the cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
A Japanese lantern illuminates the cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
A Japanese lantern illuminates the cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns are on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
Japanese lanterns illuminate the cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
The cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park are at their peak on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
The cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park are at their peak on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)
The cherry blossoms at the State Capitol State Park draw a photographer on Thursday, April 13. The lanterns strung through the trees add to the evening aura. (Ron CooperSalem Reporter)

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Ron Cooper

Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.

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Ron Cooper

Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.