vandaliatraveler:Moss, lichen, Pottsville sandstone, quartz, and gnarly red spruce: an ancient and p
vandaliatraveler:I celebrated National Trails Day by doing the thing I love most: taking a hike in t
vandaliatraveler:West Virginia Botanic Garden at Tibbs Run Preserve, Panel 1: Formal Gardens and Pat
vandaliatraveler:Although the arachnids that created them are long gone, their beautifully-spun mast
vandaliatraveler:At one time in the not-so-distant past, Dunkard Creek was regarded by biologists an
vandaliatraveler:Babcock State Park is a stunning, wild gem tucked away along the Midland Trail adja
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:I celebrated National Trails Day by doing the thing I love most: taking a hike in t
vandaliatraveler: Phase 2 Spring Wildflowers: Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), sometimes re
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:The black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) was showing off at Coopers Rock State Forest thi
vandaliatraveler:Phase 1 Spring Wildflowers: One of the most unique of Appalachia’s wildflowers, twi
vandaliatraveler:Above are the first two cataracts of Elakala Falls on Shays Run at Blackwater Falls
vandaliatraveler:Above is a sampling of the fall colors from this past weekend at Blackwater Canyon.
vandaliatraveler:A mid-Winter dip in the jet stream left its lovely if ephemeral mark on Deckers Cre
vandaliatraveler:In their final acts of October sacrifice, hay-scented and interrupted ferns burn aw
vandaliatraveler:What a beauty. The king of the milkweed ascends his throne (this is a male Monarch&
vandaliatraveler:Sometimes the best winter hike is right around the corner. Tibbs Run Preserve at th
vandaliatraveler:A week into October, the slightest bit of color has crept into the Cheat River Cany
vandaliatraveler: Phase 2 Spring Wildflowers: Yellow clintonia (Clintonia borealis), also commonly r
vandaliatraveler:Cranberry Glades is a high elevation wetlands complex located in a deep valley crad
vandaliatraveler:Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) spill over a hillside at Mason-Dixon Histo
vandaliatraveler:Phase 1 Spring Wildflowers: Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) are a favorit
vandaliatraveler:Bloodroot typically produces flowers with 8 to 12 petals, but very occasionally you
vandaliatraveler:Phase 2 Spring Wildflowers: Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), also known as dwarf cor
vandaliatraveler:Take a walk with me, Part 1. I preach endlessly about the incredible beauty of Appa
vandaliatraveler:Early May in an Appalachian forest.From top: sweet white violet (Viola blanda); lon
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few photos from a late summer hike around the Cheat River Canyon. The f
vandaliatraveler:Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) is very similar in appearance to giant blu
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:Saturday morning on the mountain near Laneville. The baled hay means summer is almo
vandaliatraveler:Bear Run Nature Reserve, which abuts Ohiopyle State Park in the Laurel Highlands of
vandaliatraveler:Above are two views of an intermittent stream along the Mon River Trail: one from m
vandaliatraveler:Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a much-celebrated, deciduous perennial tree of Appalachia
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few photos from my hike earlier today along the Clay Run and Mont Chate
vandaliatraveler: Appalachian Spring, 2018, Volume Twenty-One: Wild Geranium. A lover of slightly dr
vandaliatraveler:Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) is a trailing, evergreen vine with a fondness for
vandaliatraveler:American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) has a long history of medicinal use in App
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few photos from the garden beds and planters around the house. I tend t
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:Take a walk with me, Part 2. Yet more wonders from my hike this morning: a juvenile
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few odds and ends from my short hike on Snake Hill last weekend. From t
vandaliatraveler:This idyllic hollow of the Deckers Creek gorge is one of my personal sanctuaries. D
vandaliatraveler: plantyhamchuk: Late May, 2018 - Future Monarch Butterfly on the Asclepias There we
vandaliatraveler:Babcock State Park is a stunning, wild gem tucked away along the Midland Trail adja
vandaliatraveler:Potato bean (Apios americana), also known as Indian potato, wild bean, openauk, and
vandaliatraveler:West Virginia Botanic Garden at Tibbs Run Preserve, Panel 1: Formal Gardens and Pat
vandaliatraveler:Following a heavy downpour on the Mon River Trail a few years ago, the rain drippin
vandaliatraveler: Phase 2 Spring Wildflowers: Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), also known a
vandaliatraveler:At one time in the not-so-distant past, Dunkard Creek was regarded by biologists an
vandaliatraveler:This morning, I made the short trip up US Route 40 to Ohiopyle State Park, which hu
vandaliatraveler:In addition to dense blazing star, rose pink (Sabatia angularis), also known as ros
vandaliatraveler:Lovely old homestead turns back time in Aurora, West Virginia (U.S. Route 50 in Pre
vandaliatraveler:The terrible weather this weekend postponed my plans to get back up into the mounta
vandaliatraveler: Phase 1 Spring Wildflowers: Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), photographed along
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:A few more photos from my walk on the Mon River Trail this past Sunday. Wildflowers
vandaliatraveler: I suppose one could argue that only an ornithologist or a plant nerd (like me) cou
vandaliatraveler:“When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when
vandaliatraveler:Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) is an unusual spring ephemeral immediately recogniz
vandaliatraveler:Mason-Dixon Historical Park, which straddles the West Virginia-Pennsylvania state l
vandaliatraveler:Part 2 of 2: The rich floodplain forest along the Monongahela River at Friendship H
vandaliatraveler:Rejoice, brothers and sisters, the almighty ramp (Allium tricoccum) has returned to
vandaliatraveler:New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), also known as wild snowball and red-root, is
vandaliatraveler:I celebrated National Trails Day by doing the thing I love most: taking a hike in t
vandaliatraveler:In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corp
vandaliatraveler:As you can guess from my prior two posts, round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis va
vandaliatraveler:Anyone who believes Appalachia’s summer wildflowers suffer in comparison to the spr
vandaliatraveler:Yellow fumewort (Corydalis flavula), also referred to as yellow corydalis and yello
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few scenes from my hike along Clay Run Trail yesterday. The forest cano
vandaliatraveler:Late October scenes from the virgin hemlock forest along Little Laurel Run. An exte
vandaliatraveler:The above photos are from my hike yesterday on the South Prong Trail in the Red Cre
vandaliatraveler:On Saturday, I hiked several trails along the Highland Scenic Highway I missed duri
vandaliatraveler:From a couple summers ago, cows graze below a beautiful old barn in St. George, Wes
vandaliatraveler:Milkweed is truly an ecosystem unto itself. The photos above were taken over the pa
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler: Appalachian Summer, 2018, Volume Nine: Indian Pipe. Not all of the wildflowers gro
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:Moss, lichen, Pottsville sandstone, quartz, and gnarly red spruce: an ancient and p
vandaliatraveler:Rohrbaugh Trail runs right through the heart of the Dolly Sods Wilderness and offer
vandaliatraveler:A few odds and ends from my hike up on Snake Hill yesterday. I was looking for a bi
vandaliatraveler: Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area protects the western side of Cheat Canyon, opp
vandaliatraveler:White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) is a perennial flowering plant closely related t
vandaliatraveler:Above are a few leftovers from my orchid hunt at Cranberry Glades this past weekend
vandaliatraveler:Purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus) is one of the most recognizable floweri
vandaliatraveler:The flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) was in gorgeous form on Black Mountai
vandaliatraveler:The alder swamp at the West Virginia Botanic Garden this morning. The ice fell firs
vandaliatraveler:Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), also known as bugbane, fairy candles, and black sna
vandaliatraveler:Moss, lichen, Pottsville sandstone, quartz, and gnarly red spruce: an ancient and p
vandaliatraveler:Early spring gifts from the Mon River Trail. From top: cutleaf toothwort (Cardamine
vandaliatraveler:The local woods are so beautiful and vibrant in mid-May, now that the canopy has cl
vandaliatraveler:My family is convinced I was kidnapped by forest gnomes when I was a boy and brainw
vandaliatraveler:Moss, lichen, Pottsville sandstone, quartz, and gnarly red spruce: an ancient and p
vandaliatraveler:After finishing my hike at Blackwater Falls State Park, I headed down Route 32 to F
vandaliatraveler:Part 1 of 2: The Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Pennsylvania is about fi
vandaliatraveler:The area got a reprieve today from the generally nasty weather during this past wee
vandaliatraveler:Few things in this world are more beautiful than a temperate forest after a prolong
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler:In early May, wild bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia), also known locally as turkey c
vandaliatraveler:Earlier this week, before the wicked cold and snow blew in from Canada, I got out t
vandaliatraveler:The ancient bedrock that surrounds and underlies Hills Creek is in a constant state
vandaliatraveler: Late May through early June is a great time to hunt wildflowers in the high elevat
vandaliatraveler:When I reached the Cheat River Canyon this past Saturday morning, the fog was so he
vandaliatraveler: Phase 2 Spring Wildflowers: Painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), sometimes refer
vandaliatraveler:The best view on the Highland Scenic Highway belongs to a commanding rock promontor
vandaliatraveler:Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) forms dense colonies from vegetative cloni
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