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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Arrowcreek Park has several parking areas and makes a good place to start the hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
The lower portion of the trail follows the course of the stream, tracing rocky ground near the streambed.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Views of the Sierra Nevada range mark the other end of the out-and-back hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Riparian brush along the path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
At points, the trail climbs onto the bluffs, giving views overlooking the creek and the surrounding developments.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
There are a couple dirt road crossings, but the trail is very straightforward to follow.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Some of the landscape still shows the scars of a fire that occurred during summer of 2020.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
The creek crossing breaks the trail into lower and upper halves, both have their own feel to them.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Views of South Reno from the upper portion of the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
Approaching the Thomas Creek Trailhead near Galena Creek Regional Park, the landscape changes to a mountainous landscape.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/13/2021
The Thomas Creek Trailhead marks the upper end of the trail.

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