The Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail where it traveres the North Carolina and Tennessee state line at Newfound Gap – Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Bryson City, North Carolina)
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Fringed Polygala Springsforth from the Forest Floor
I came across a quote from American poet Katherine Edelman when I was in high school and 50 years later it still inspires me: “To be curious is to be alive, to sense the wonder in things great and small.” The orchid-like Polygala paucifolia, aka Gaywings or Fringed polygala, is one of those small wonders…
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Springtime in the Fraser Valley
Springtime comes to the Fraser Valley as snow maintains its hold on the Continental Divide. (Winter Park, Colorado)
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Yellow Lady’s Slipper Showing Off in Newport State Park
A treasured member of the Orchid family, Cypripedium parviflorum, or Yellow Lady’s Slipper, makes a colorful appearance along the Holz Trail near Door County’s Europe Lake – Newport State Park. (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin)
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Pelicans Landing on Lake Wisconsin
Usually associated with ocean coastlines, the American White Pelican is a frequent spring visitor to the Midwest, here about to land on Lake Wisconsin. Once very rare to spot, there are now reports that breeding colonies of the pelican are found in Wisconsin. (Lodi, Wisconsin)
