Monthly Archives: August 2023

Parkway South – August 25, 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by WCBC

Good day to be up on the Parkway when the forecast is for 90 degrees down below! Stops were Wagon Gap Overlook, Log Hollow Overlook, and Wolf Mountain Overlook. We ate lunch at John Rock Overlook. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, … Continue reading →

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Flat Laurel Creek – August 18, 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by WCBC

Perfect weather for a hike, unlike the day of the scout! We saw so many orchids that I was reminded again of the poem that Larason wrote after hiking this trail several years ago. Malaxis by Larason Lambert (in Shortia, … Continue reading →

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Whiteside Mountain – August 11, 2023

Posted on August 15, 2023 by WCBC

Whiteside Mountain Brochure Wildflowers of Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina by Kevin Adams Well, we almost made it back before it rained! No matter. The plants were glorious anyway! Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture … Continue reading →

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Sam Knob Meadow – August 7, 2023

Posted on August 11, 2023 by WCBC

This is our third monthly post on the flora of Sam Knob Meadow. Another successful outing! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, John Colson, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the … Continue reading →

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Fawn Lake Loop, DuPont State Recreational Forest – August 4, 2023

Posted on August 6, 2023 by WCBC

What a great field trip! Several different orchids blooming as well as loads of other plants. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Charlie Brice, Ken Borgfeldt, … Continue reading →

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