Elk Creek flows all year long near the trailhead.
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Indian Paintbrush and other shrubs bloom in springtime along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Indian Paintbrush and other wildflowers bloom along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Indian Paintbrush and other wildflowers bloom along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Elk Mountain can be seen in the distance from the trail. Elk Mountain is the tallest peak in the distance in this picture.
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Indian Paintbrush and other wildflowers bloom along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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An old stump in the trail provides an interesting texture along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Looking towards the coast from the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Dark evergreen trees trees and lighter colored deciduous trees make a pattern of fingers up the ravines of a neighboring mountainside.
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Flowering Currant blooms along the Elk Mountain Trail.
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Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary (Latin Name: Collinsia parviflora) makes a beautiful patch of color along the Elk Mountain to Kings Mountain Trail.
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A view of the Tillamook State Forest from the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail.
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Trail junction on Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail. The trail to the left continues to Kings Mountain, the trail to the right leads to Elk Creek Campground.
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A view of the Tillamook State Forest from the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail.
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Trillium blooming along the Elk Mountain Trail in June.
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Columbia Kittentails (Latin Name: Synthyris stellata) growing along the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail. This is a fairly short plant, about 4 to 6 inches tall and usually blooms early in the spring.
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Glacier Lilies blooming along the Elk Mountain Trail in June.
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Wood Sorrel carpets the ground near the Kings Mountain Trailhead.
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A small stream flows across the Wilson River Trail.
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Fairy Lanterns (Latin Name: Disporum Smithii) bloom along the Wilson River Trail between Kings Mountain and Elk Mountain.
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Anemones (Latin name: Anemone Deltatoidea) bloom in the forest along the tail on the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail.
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Bob crosses a nice log bridge on the return trail between Kings Mountain Trailhead and Elk Creek.
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I think this is Elk Mountain, viewed from the trail.
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A view of one of the nice sections of the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail.
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Maidenhair ferns make a beard of green along the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail.
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Old stumps along the trail show how loggers cut notches for springboards into the side of the tree, giving the logger a place to stand while cutting down the tree.
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Trail sign just uphill from the Kings Mountain Trailhead.
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Bob finishes the hike, returning to the Elk Mountain Trailhead.
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