Tag Archives: North Carolina

Frying Pan Gap Loop – April 11, 2022

We hiked the Frying Pan Gap Trail from the gate to the campground and then returned along the Parkway.  Photography by John Colson & Penny Longhurst.  Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are … Continue reading

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Lower Cat Gap Trail – April 8, 2022

Wow! We rarely see masses of Trout Lilies and Large-flowered Trillium flowering on our field trips. We’re usually too late, because we walk this trail later in the spring. However, this year we really nailed it. Acres of blooms! Great … Continue reading

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Twin Bridges – April 1, 2022

Sixteen members turned out for a spectacular show!  All our old favorites were still there and many seemed to have spread! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Lucy Prim, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to enter the slide … Continue reading

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Virtual Holiday Fest 2021

Once again we couldn’t be together for the Holiday Fest but we can still enjoy Ken’s “Blooms and Bloopers” slideshows from previous years (scroll to the bottom and be glad there were not too many incriminating pictures from the last … Continue reading

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Mossing at Jones Farm – October 29, 2021

Perfect day to be looking at moss! One inch of rain yesterday and dry today until we finished the walk. Just the way moss likes it. Thanks Betty for arranging that! Information about the bryophytes seen today can be found … Continue reading

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