Tag Archives: Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway South Scout – July 20, 2020
BAD NEWS! The mowers have taken out the large Turk’s Cap Lily seen near Wolf Mountain Overlook on July 13 (hard to believe they couldn’t see it!), as well as loads of other unique plants and left deep, wet, muddy … Continue reading
Hemphill Bald & Heintooga Ridge Road Scout – July 14, 2020
Joe and Mary drove up the Heintooga Ridge Road to the end of the paved section and then hiked the Hemphill Bald trail from Polls Gap. Photography by Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to enter the slide show. Plants … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, North Carolina, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Wolf Mountain Overlook Scout – July 13, 2020
BAD NEWS! Stopped here today (July 20, 2020) and sadly the mowers had taken out the Turk’s Cap Lily as well as loads of other unique plants and left deep, wet, muddy ruts for several hundred yards along the Parkway. … Continue reading
Bear Pen Gap to Wet Camp Gap – June 3, 2020
We stopped at Wolf Mountain Overlook on the way home, so I’ve included pictures taken there. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom.
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers, Wolf Mountain Overlook
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Sam Knob – Flat Laurel Creek Loop & Log Hollow Overlook – June 12, 2020
Stopped at Log Hollow Overlook on the way back from the Black Balsam trailhead. Glad we did! Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Butterflies, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Western Carolina Botanical Club 