![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15037a.jpg)
Hiker approaching Deer Creek Road |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15038a.jpg)
Hiker crossing Deer Creek Road |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15039a.jpg)
Hiker across deer Creek Road |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15368a.jpg)
Information signs |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15040a.jpg)
A family on the trail |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15326a.jpg)
Woodpecker snag across the highway (view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15327a.jpg)
Woodpecker snag across the highway (view E) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15328a.jpg)
Old Woodpecker nest holes (view E) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15329a.jpg)
Watch for swallows using old Woodpecker nest holes (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15042a.jpg)
Gravel on the trail makes hard going with a walker (view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15330a.jpg)
Hiker pausing to inspect the wild rose bushes (view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15331a.jpg)
Trail approaching the curve away from the highway |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15043a.jpg)
Trail curves away from the highway |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15332a.jpg)
Hiker approaching vehicle barricade (view SW) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15334a.jpg)
Looking over the edge towards the pond (dry; view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15335a.jpg)
Dry pond above highway berm (view SE) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15333a.jpg)
Hiker passing vehicle barricade at the entrance to the picnic area |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15044a.jpg)
Vehicle barricade at the entrance to the picnic area (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15336a.jpg)
Looking over the edge towards the dry pond (view SW) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15045a.jpg)
Hiker descending gentle grade into the forest |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15046a.jpg)
Approaching Table #1 |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15337a.jpg)
Table #1 has one bench |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15048a.jpg)
Approaching picnickers on Table #2 |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15338a.jpg)
Table #2 |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15049a.jpg)
The grade of the trail steepens |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15339a.jpg)
Hiker approaching Table #3 (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15340a.jpg)
Table #3 (view SW) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15050a.jpg)
Approaching Table #4 (view W) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_29688a.jpg)
Table #7 (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15341a.jpg)
A log along the trail makes for a nice place to sit |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15051a.jpg)
Hiker continuing past the sitting log |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15052a.jpg)
Approaching Table #5; gravel on trail after recent rainstorm |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15342a.jpg)
Table #5 (view SW) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15053a.jpg)
Continuing up for shady trail |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15054a.jpg)
Approaching the old restrooms (closed) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15343a.jpg)
Old, closed restrooms on the hillside above the trail |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15055a.jpg)
The trail forks (view SW) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15344a.jpg)
Left fork is a bridge over the stream (view SW) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15345a.jpg)
Atop bridge over the stream (view E; downstream) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15346a.jpg)
Atop bridge over the stream (view W; upstream) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15057a.jpg)
Hiker continuing on the right (main) fork |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15058a.jpg)
Trail continues up the canyon (view W) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15059a.jpg)
Approaching Table #6 (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15348a.jpg)
Table #6 (view SW) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15060a.jpg)
Hiker stopping for a rest Table #6 |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15075a.jpg)
Small stream during summer at Table #6 (view upstream) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15076a.jpg)
Small stream during summer at Table #6 (view downstream) |
Green-tailed Towhee skulking in the moist bushes |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15349a.jpg)
Continuing past Table #6, trail continues up canyon (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15350a.jpg)
Trail continues up canyon (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15351a.jpg)
Trail bends to the left (view SW) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15352a.jpg)
Hiker on trail approaching Table #7 (view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15354a.jpg)
Table #7 (view W) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_29689a.jpg)
Table #7 (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15353a.jpg)
Hiker arriving at the second bridge (view S) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15356a.jpg)
Culvert under the trail at the second bridge (view E; downstream) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15355a.jpg)
Second bridge (view W; upstream) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15064a.jpg)
Dilapidated old gate (view S) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15065a.jpg)
Cougar Ridge Road (view W up the canyon) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15066a.jpg)
Cougar Ridge Road (view E down the canyon) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_14940a.jpg)
For hikers who head up Cougar Ridge Road, road end here (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_14942a.jpg)
For hikers who head up Cougar Ridge Road, a trail continues (view W) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15357a.jpg)
From 2nd bridge, hikers can turn around to go back down (view N) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15067a.jpg)
From 2nd bridge, hikers can turn left to make a loop (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15068a.jpg)
End of the pavement (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15069a.jpg)
Continuing down through the woods (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15070a.jpg)
Looking across the stream bed to hiker resting at Table #6 (view N) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15071a.jpg)
Continuing down through the woods (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15072a.jpg)
Approaching the first bridge (view NE) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15073a.jpg)
First bridge; Restrooms in the background (view NE) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15074a.jpg)
Across the bridge, the loop-trail joins the main trail (view NE) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15078a.jpg)
Hiker starting back down (note gravel on the pavement) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15079a.jpg)
Returning to the log bench (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15080a.jpg)
Returning to Table #4 (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15081a.jpg)
Returning to Table #3 (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15082a.jpg)
Passing the stump of an ancient ponderosa pine tree (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15083a.jpg)
Evidence of post-storm cleanup: gravel piled off to the side (view E) |
![Deer Creek Trail](p-dc/RX10_15367a.jpg)
Dry pond (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15084a.jpg)
Approaching the low point on the trail; the pond is dry (view E) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15085a.jpg)
Returning through the vehicle barricades (view NE) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15086a.jpg)
Approaching Deer Creek Road (view N) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15087a.jpg)
Not much room for the trail (view N) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15088a.jpg)
Hiker continuing along Deer Creek Road (view N) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15089a.jpg)
Approaching the crosswalk, watch carefully for approaching vehicles |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15090a.jpg)
Crossing Deer Creek Road towards the trailhead (view NE) |
![Deer Creek](p-dc/RX10_15091a.jpg)
Hiker back to the parking lot (view N) |