For this weeks Show Us Your California contest by @socalsteemit I headed up into the San Bernardino mountains for a fun day hike at...
Plunge Creek!
I drove up highway 330 to forest road 1n09 and then down to the (usually locked) gate at forest route 1n21. I parked there and headed down the Little Mill creek drainage (which is the easiest way to access Plunge creek). I got to the junction with Plunge creek and continued working my way downstream passing lots of little waterfalls and pools. There's no trail and the canyon is pretty rough, but it's a really beautiful area and almost nobody ever visits it. The creek was flowing really good and the pools were full of trout and had lots of watercress (and stinging nettle and poison oak) growing all along its banks.
Forest route 1n21
Watercress
Plunge creek
Plunge creek
Wildflowers
Waterfall
Eventually I got to the upper mine, which of course I had to go inside! It's only about 100 feet deep, but it's still pretty cool. There's a lower mine as well but I didn't get that far down canyon on this hike. I did hike down into the narrows. Which is probably the coolest section of the canyon. The tall cliffs squeeze the canyon really tight almost like a slot canyon. And there are nice waterfalls and pools all along the bottom. Unfortunately it was too cold to really go swimming, but it was still an awesome hike. Plunge creek is definitely one of my favorite spots for a quick getaway.
A window in the upper mine (being guarded by stinging nettle)
The entrance to the upper mine
Plunge creek
More wildflowers
The narrows
The narrows
The narrows
Selfie on the hike out
Until next time...
I hope you have enjoyed this glimpse into
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Awesome post! Thanks for sharing!
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Hey Derrek. Thanks for sharing these amazing photos. I live in E Highland. I love fly fishing even if it’s “just in our local heavily covered tiny creeks. I’ve begun t to explore Plunge creek but as you point out it’s quite thick and overgrown. Hoping to go a pit further up the creek in a pair of waders solo. Would you say it’s a relatively safe hike up the canyon ( thinking I’ve only exploring the first couple miles up until I can go w a buddy. Thanks again! Cheers
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Beautiful. There are so many places to adventure in our neck of the woods, even inland!
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