Summerson Trout Ridge Lock Branch Loop - Photos
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Trailhead crossing Trout Run creek
Trillium wildflower
Crossing Trout Run
Fork in trail - John Summerson to the left
Campsite
Campsite
Tree with carvings in it
Small waterfall approx 1-foot tall
Hemlock Rock
Hemlock Rock
Hemlock Rock
Hemlock Rock
Dangerously steep grade with skinny trail
Waterfall down in the hollow - approximately 3-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 2-feet tall
Small waterfall approx 1-foot tall
Small waterfall approx 1-foot tall and 10-feet wide
Pipeline
Trout Ridge Trail junction
Dutlinger Natural Area sign, far from the actual old growths
Trout Ridge Trail junction
Pipeline again - hiked too far, turn back and hike 0.25 miles!
Red oak tree and bark
Continue on Trout Ridge Trail to Beech Bottom Trail
Beech Bottom Trail sign - hidden
Hiking through mountain laurel
Beech Bottom Trail trailhead
Follow orange ribbons where blazes are missing
Dutlinger old growth Hemlock approx. 3.955-feet diameter; 150 inch circumference
Dutlinger old growth hemlock measures 47.84 inches or 3.987 foot diameter
Alvie measuring a Dutlinger old growth hemlock at 3.987 foot diameter
Old oil well drilling marker states "P-1 Penzoil United Inc Permit CLI-45"
Old oil well drilling marker states "P-1 Penzoil United Inc Permit CLI-45"
Pipeline crossing
Lock Branch Trail trailhead
Leaving the Dutlinger Natural Area shortly
Obstructed seasonal vista
Obstructed seasonal vista
Obstructed seasonal vista
Obstructed seasonal vista
Obstructed seasonal vista
Creek crossing
Creek crossing back to parking
Hammersley Wild Area sign - no motor vehicles
Obstructed seasonal vista
Old growth hemlock in Dutlinger Natural Area - 3.955 feet in diameter
Standing Rock Falls
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