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0179 Vicki starting the hike at the other Big Pine Creek Trailhead near First Falls - because it was shorter and shadier
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0189 The bridge over the North Fork of Big Pine Creek as the trail heads up alongside First Falls
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0191 Video of First Falls on the North Fork of Big Pine Creek where the trail crosses on a footbridge
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0198 First Falls on the North Fork of Big Pine Creek is more of a very long cascade than a true falls
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0222 We decided to acclimate to elevation by camping at the old Walk-In Camp just above First Falls
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0223 Our tent at the old Walk-In campground near First Falls on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
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0228 We woke up super early and started hiking at 5am because Vicki does her best climbing in cooler weather
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0248 Dawn alpenglow on Mount Alice (left) and Second Falls (right) from the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
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0250 Looking back down the NF Big Pine Creek Trail toward Kid Mountain, Peak 13303. and The Thumb at dawn
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0253 We're climbing up the NF Big Pine Creek Trail before dawn and Second Falls is visible up ahead
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0273 We took a break after an hour of hiking, looking back down toward Kid Mountain from the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
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0279 The sun is rising and Kid Mountain is lit, while First Falls remains in shadow below us
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0285 Second Falls on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail is also more of a steep cascade rather than a large drop
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0290 Me, as we enter the John Muir Wilderness on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail near Second Falls
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0296 Vicki heading up the well-constructed trail above Second Falls along the North Fork of Big Pine Creek
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0300 Video of the creek as it flows through the narrow gorge above Second Falls on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
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0307 Big Pine Creek flowing through the gorge next to the trail just before plunging down Second Falls
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0317 Once above Second Falls, the trail continues uphill through the main canyon on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
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0357 The information sign on the Lon Chaney Cabin, now a ranger cabin, on the NF Big Pine Creek Trail
