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Trailhead signs at the head of Smiley Creek.
New trail and bridges were constructed in 2011 to the divide with the West Fork of Big Smoky Creek.
Trail sign at the first junction near the head of Smiley Creek.
Fall color in the West Fork of Big Smoky Creek.
Loggy Creek sign
Mule Creek sign
Trial sign at the junction of the West Fork and the main Big Smoky Creeks.
Fall color.
Big Smoky Creek
The top of the Big Smoky Creek climb in the Salmon River Headwaters.
Gate at the end of the old Salmon Headwaters Road.
Fall colors in the Salmon River Headwaters.