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My first exploration of the upper Dunbar valley, brought me
the inspiration to create this site. When I started my
hike, I expected to find a shrinking continuation of the
stream conditions that one sees along the roads. I was
not prepared for the rugged beauty that I found. I
instantly fell in love with this solitary and fragile
treasure. The treasure is protected in its steep sloped
keep, but still vulnerable to man's ravages. The area
has suffered deforestation, strip and deep mining, acid mine
drainage and silt pollution. However, nature has
repeatedly healed the wounds, sometimes quickly, and at other
times over many years. Some of the activity has left
permanent scars and damage while other actions have been
obliterated from sight.
The red-orange line shows the approximate route taken on the
Upper Dunbar Creek Tour. The tour starts at the upper
parking lot at the end of the dirt road. It then follows
the jeep and ATV trails up the valley to the top of the
mountain (Not quite to the source). We walk the stream
bed back down the mountain, except where it is heavily blocked
with fallen trees or other obstacles.
The images in this section of the tour were taken with my
Kodak DC-5000 digital camera. I highly recommend this
camera for the outdoorsman that wants a reliable point and
shoot camera, hardened against rain and snow and dirt.
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