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Flintspring, Coldspring, & Tatham Cabin Branches - Mar 2017
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A rainy bushwhack looking for waterfalls and cascades along three tributaries of Fires Creek.

Falls on Flintspring Branch:


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Lower tier of Flintspring Branch Falls


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Middle tiers of Flintspring Branch Falls


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Another view of the mid-tiers as I climbed to the upper tier


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Upper tier at Falls on Flintspring Branch
It started raining when I reached this fall, and I barely had time for a couple of shots before it really came down.



Falls on Coldspring Branch:

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Flume-slide on Coldspring Branch


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Cascades on Coldspring Branch



Falls on Tatham Cabin Branch:

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One of several falls on this rhododendron-covered branch



Fires Creek:

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After the long soaking bushwhacks, I enjoyed Fires Creek for a bit.


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Another serene spot on Fires Creek, before I was chased away by more storms



A revisit to upper Flintspring Branch, several weeks later:

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Lower tier of Upper Falls
Lots of deadfall and clutter at the base of this one...



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Upper Falls



Fires Creek:

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Cascades on the creek near one of the camping spots



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