Another Sunday spent out on the trails. Lovely day for a long walk and catch-up with my friend Ryan. Running rivers, babbling water crossings, cascading falls. Nothing like the sound of water to clear your soul of the miscellaneous clatter and jangling.
10 miles makes for tired feet, but so worth the effort. The trail gently and steadily climbs to a bridge deck that overlooks Big Creek Falls. After lunching at the Falls, we made our way back and found the barely marked side trip to Otter Falls. After a relatively short trek up a soft forest hillside you are treated to Otter Falls majestic glide down a granite wall.
Absolutely beautiful!
POSTCARDS from Big Creek & Otter Falls
moss covered trees
eerie
Jeannette @ first little fall - mile 3 (and 7)
Big Creek Falls
top of Big Creek Falls
Ryan @ Big Creek Falls
Bye Big Creek
first glimpse of Otter Falls
Otter Falls
beautiful
old growth
sunlit forest
Taylor River running
Thanks Ryan for a great hike!
Big Creek & Otter Falls:
Elevation Gain = 600 ft
Highest Point = 1750 ft
Miles = 10.00
Running 2011 hike tally:
Hikes = 4
Highest Elevation Gain = 2025 ft
Highest Point = 2500 ft
Miles = 26.35
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