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Brice Creek Itself, In The Umpqua National Forest, Oregon

A Wide Placid Pool
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The easiest access to the creek was just off the parking lot. The creek was wide and placid here, but the beach was composed of nothing but boulders.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:46:49 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4287
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High Water In The Past
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It was clear from trees washed up on the shore that high water had flooded through here in the past. This creek must be much higher during the winter rain season.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:51:08 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4295
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Video Of Brice Creek
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A composite of several videos made of the waterfall and the creek itself. They run from the roughest area through the calmest area.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Filmed: 12:51:43 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4296
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A Cascade Downhill
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The creek ran through rocky ground and so would have rough patches like this. You could call this mini rapids for Lilliputians.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:51:49 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4297
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Tree Wasting Away
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Across the creek once grew a tree. That tree died sometime in the past and was now slowly wasting away.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:52:37 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4299
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A Leaf Caught In Eddies
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A leaf had fallen into the creek and floated until it had become caught in eddies and become unable to move further downstream.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:00:53 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4305
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A Crush Of Leafs
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A crush of leafs, each caught in the same current, all striving mightily to dam the creek and stay the waters.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:00:56 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4306
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Creek Looking Back
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The creek seen by looking back in the direction of the road and bridge. A large two-year-old stood by a tree and gave scale to the scene. Notice how the rocks gave way to a large placid pool in the foreground.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:16:10 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4321
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Grass Split Rocks
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Grass grew between the cracks of rocks and would, if given enough time, eventually split the rock into two or more pieces. So began the slow transformation of rocks into soil.


Brice Creek Itself   •  In The Umpqua National Forest external link   •  Cottage Grove Ranger District external link   •  Brice Creek Trail external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:17:51 Wednesday 26 August 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 10 September 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_4328
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