Tag Archives: Blue Ridge Parkway

Shut-In Trail – July 19, 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by WCBC

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Joe Standaert. (Click on any picture to zoom)

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Graybeard Mountain Overlook to Glassmine Falls Overlook – June 14, 2019

Posted on June 16, 2019 by WCBC

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom.

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Mystery Plant – What Is It?!

Posted on June 11, 2019 by WCBC

Can you help identify this plant seen at Black Balsam Knob (approx. 6000 ft)? If you have any idea what it is, please send us an email at wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com. Several people have suggested it’s a dried flower, maybe from an … Continue reading →

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Tanbark Tunnel to Bull Gap – May 31, 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 by WCBC

History of Rattlesnake Lodge Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show). Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the … Continue reading →

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Plott Balsam Overlook & Heintooga Ridge Road – May 20, 2019

Posted on May 22, 2019 by WCBC

We started at Plott Balsam Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway (mile post 457.9) and zeroed the odometer. Subsequent stops were made on Heintooga Ridge Road after approximately 1.6 miles at “Mile High OL”, 1.9 & 2.9 miles for roadside … Continue reading →

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