The first glimpse of Berry Creek Falls comes from an overlook on the Berry Creek Falls Trail

A coastal redwood trunk - from the outside in: the external redwood bark, the inner Cambium layer, then the Sapwood layer and finally the main Heartwood center

The lower drop off of the Golden Cascade - named for the color the rock projects when hit by the sun

The trail opens up briefly to reveal great views and a radical shift in ecology

The Golden Cascade, the highest set of falls along the Berry Creek Falls Trail

A grove of healthy redwoods near the end of the Sunset Trail

Silver Falls, located between Berry Creek Falls and the Golden Cascade

Old Man's Beard - a hanging shrub lichen with a yellowish-green color. This shrub hangs off Manzanita trees near Sunset Camp at the park's higher elevations.

As chlorophyll production slows, carotenoids and other pigments show through

A redwood canopy blocks the ground from the mid-day sun

The Golden Cascade, lit beautifully by the rising sun

Berry Creek Falls

Ferns and huckleberry dominate the ground cover at the lower elevations of Big Basin