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| Road into Big Creek area |
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| Big Creek loop to parking area |
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| Moss-covered split-rail fence |
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| Heading to the trail head |
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| Big Creek Trail |
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| Trail-side foliage |
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| The trail here follows the railbed of an old logging train. |
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| Rocky dry bed is overflow for the main creek. |
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| Huge boulders are strewn down the mountainside along the trail. |
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| At the creek... |
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| Big Creek |
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| Back on the trail |
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| Veined leaf |
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| Midnight Hole |
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| Water, roots and leaves... |
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| Alongside Midnight Hole |
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| A closer view of the split waterstream spilling into Midnight Hole. |
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| Big Creek is definitely picturesque in the fall |
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| Leaves on (and under) the water |
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| Looking down off the trail on one side... |
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| ...and up the mountain slope on the other side. |
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| Big Creek |
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| Creek flow |
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| Fallen leaves |
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| Mouse Creek Falls flowing into Big Creek Select [Big Creek Trail 2] below to see the second half of this hike. |