Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: April 15, 2025
We hiked four miles on this refreshing spring day. At first, we walked down the long path next to the large beaver dam (Photo#1) and headed east along Birch Creek to the big cascading waterfall (Photo#2) and several small waterfalls. We crossed over and began this loop trail consisting of Lower & Upper Birch Creek Trails and then eventually Talus Trail. The Upper Birch Creek trail briefly crossed Grinnell Road and Yellow Springs Creek. Along the road was a tree with a monkey looking face (Photo#4) grown into it. On Talus Trail three large deer came out of the woods and crossed just in front of Rosie. Near the end of the ascending trail, it became a tougher hike as we passed an old quarry and the beginning growth of spring wildflowers.
