Friday, September 27, 2019

Taking Care Of Unfinished Business on Grandfather Mountain


Since it is going to be a busy next couple of days so here is a short blog on our backpack to Grandfather Mountain on Tuesday and Wednesday.
I led a small group on an overnight up the Profile Trail to the Profile Campsite. On Tuesday we hiked up to Calloway Peak and then Wednesday back up top and I finished the Grandfather Trail as I have now completed all trails up and over Grandfather Mountain. 






We also viewed the famous Grandfather Profile a few times. I will have a more detailed hike next week (I hope).


Monday, September 23, 2019

Wildflowers Of August 2019


It is the end of Summer, but it is not the end of the Wildflowers. August was better than an expected month, with lots of excellent late Summer beauties. So, with that said here are the Wildflowers of August...enjoy! Once I can't identify I will leave blank. Oh, top photo Bumble Bee on Wingstem & last photo Black-Eyed Susan.

Clinch River, Clinchport, VA (08-05-2019)

Bigfoot Morning-Glory

Purple Loosestrife

The Cabin, Fort Blackmore, VA (08-09-2019)

Common Mullein

Jewelweed - Spotted Touch-Me-Not

Evening Primrose

Appalachian Mountain Mint

Flowering Spurge

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint


Brown-Eyed Susan

Appalachian Trail, Iron Mountain Gap (08-15-2019)

Asiatic Dayflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Thinleaf Sunflower

Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Scaldedweed

Horse Nettle

White Bergamot

Wide leaf Spiderwort

Smooth Hedge-Nettle

Woodland Sunflower

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Jewelweed - Pale Touch-Me-Not

Jewelweed - Spotted Touch-Me-Not

Daisy Fleabane

Hairy St. Johnswort

Hedge False Bindweed

American Bellflower

White Wood Aster

Common St. Johnswort

Starry Campion

Indian Pipe

Little Hump To Big Yellow Mountain (08-17-2019)

Bumble Bee on Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Smooth Blue Aster

Mountain Angelica

Yarrow

Butterflies & Milkweed

Cutleaf Coneflower

Brown-Eyed Susan


Orange Coneflower

AT From Camp Creek Bald To Jerry's Cabin (08-20 & 21-2019)

Viper's Bugloss

Chicory

Mountain Angelica

Bumble Bee & Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Great Blue Lobelia

AT Through Buck Mountain (08-24-2019)

Doll's Eyes

Yellow Fringed Orchid

Bull Thistle

Wingstem

Hoary Ticktrefoil

Wingstem

Field Bindweed

Cardinal Flower

Pinesap

Smooth Phlox

Tall Iron Weed

Great Blue Lobelia


Seneca Snakeroot

Thimbleweed

Summer Phlox

Jewelweed - Spotted Touch-Me-Not

The Cabin, Ft. Blackmore (08-25-2019)

Bull Thistle