Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
First (newer) trailhead sign on FS80.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Older trailhead sign on FS80 (now closed to vehicles) at the major trail junction of Rocky Ridge, Breathed Mountain, and Big Stonecoal Trails.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
A map of the Dolly Sods Wilderness.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Monongahela Forest backcountry campsites have different standards and rules. Generally, use existing sites if available. Do not improve sites. If fire rings are already created, use them and do not destroy them when you're finished. If there is no fire ri
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Big Stonecoal Creek in a large flat meadow area. Look for beaver dams. This is just before it the creek picks up speed and plunges down the drop into Red Creek Canyon.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Big Stonecoal Falls (in high water) making its way down to Red Creek. This is about 25 feet below the trail.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Be sure to pack out what you pack in and always Leave No Trace.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Breaking out of the woods nearly to Lions Head.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
It's obvious where the rocky point's name came from. Lion's Head provides 360-degree views.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Erosion just getting started.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Overlooking Red Creek Canyon. There is no sign of anything man-made other than the trail.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Looking south, toward the mouth of Red Creek.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Extensive views from the cliffs.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
The cliffs around Lions Head are 20 to 100 feet high. Many fissures and steep drops exist. Watch your kids.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
One of the several small falls along Red Creek just down river from "The Fork." This is mid-summer at low water. The creek routinely goes bank to bank in high water.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
An unnamed cascade along Red Creek.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Red Creek.
Dave Kiel
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09/29/2018
Red Creek.