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Hike to Faery Falls

Faery Falls, Mt. Shasta (10/21/18) Laura Jean

Trail to Ney Springs, Mt. Shasta (10/21/18) Laura Jean

Ney Springs Creek, southwest of the town of Mt. Shasta, was the site of a busy resort in the 19th century. A series of springs there attracted patrons in search of rest and recuperation, writes HikeMtShasta.com.

“Today, the resort is gone and nature is reclaiming what little of it remains,” the site explains.

A short distance from the site of the old resort is idyllic Faery Falls. “The falls are easily accessed on an old road that is, like the resort, slowly being taken over by the surrounding forest.”

Color spotter Laura Jean hiked the old road to Faery Falls through a forest of Peak bigleaf maple.

Maple leaves lie floating upon a clear pool at the base of the falls, which is surrounded by emerald green moss, qualifying this beautiful trail as Hike of the Week

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