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I stumbled on this slice of paradise one day in Pisgah National Forest when trying to outflank a fast moving thunderstorm. I didn't have my camera that day, but logged the location into my memory. I returned some years later and made 4 or 5 hikes up the creek during different times of the year. This little creek has no name on USCGS topo maps. On one hike I ran into a big black bear. It shadowed me for all 3 miles back to a road and my car. Now, that was a great hike.