Kentucky Creek

[AlanLichty]

No clue how this creek got named but this is one of many small waterways that feed into the North Fork of the Smith River in the Oregon Coast Range. Not a great deal of direct sunlight makes it down to the forest floor here due to the extensive evergreen canopy in this old growth forest. The flow in the creek is at one of its lowest points in the year since the fall rains haven't really kicked in yet. This scene will look quite different come spring.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

A very PNW scene. Interesting and curious name for sure.

 

[AlanLichty]

A very PNW scene. Interesting and curious name for sure.

Thanks Jameel - a lot of the people who moved into Oregon in the late 1800's were from the south and midwest so there are more than a handful of place names that reflect that heritage. Not quite sure how a fairly small remote creek like this one acquired its handle as its a long ways off of any beaten paths.

 

[Trent Watts]

Looks like a place where you might not want to wander too far from the trail. Lovely shot of the extensive biodiversity in an area like that.

 

[JimFox]

You went to Kentucky??? What a fun trip!

This is a great PNW scene. I really like it, and it's interesting with that name. I wonder how it got it? Though I guess it's the same as we have many cities named after their European origins.

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks like a place where you might not want to wander too far from the trail. Lovely shot of the extensive biodiversity in an area like that.

Thanks Trent - not sure you would make it far off the trail in these woods. It would be hard going without the trail in the first place.

 

[AlanLichty]

You went to Kentucky??? What a fun trip!

This is a great PNW scene. I really like it, and it's interesting with that name. I wonder how it got it? Though I guess it's the same as we have many cities named after their European origins.

Thanks Jim - it's a really neat area to explore since there aren't many places in the coastal mountains that haven't been extensively logged. As for names I am always reminded of California's Alabama Hills