Panthertown

Panthertown Valley (NC)

Trailhead: Saltrock Gap 

10/6 - 10/8/23 (2 nights)

2023 Bag Nights: 20

Book: Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)

Day 1: Granny Burrell Falls, Tranquility Point on top of Little Green Mountain, very windy, rain in the middle of the night

Day 2: Day hike, Schoolhouse Falls, Warden's Falls, Riding Ford Falls, Elbow Falls, Devils Elbow, Jawbone Falls

Day 3: View on Big Green Mountain, Frolictown Falls, Wilderness Falls

Spring in Kentucky

 A couple dayhikes in the Red River Gorge at the end of April and beginning of May

April 23 - Bison Way Trailhead

Trilliums

Blue Phlox and Triliums

Dogwood

Mayapple

The Mayapple flower is tucked under the big leaves, very easy to miss

Geranium

Iris

Long-spurred Violet

Gladie Creek

My favorite photo of the day

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?

Zebra Swallowtails? and one Pipevine Swallowtail? in the back

Wild Strawberry

Regwort?

Robin's Plantain?

April 28 - Auxier Ridge/Double Arch Trailhead

Pink Lady Slipper

Mountain Laurel buds

Yellow Lady Slipper

Black Locust flowers

Dogwood

Geranium

Trillium

Iris

Some sort of Violet

Coreopsis?

Courthouse Rock

May 6 - Rough Trail Trailhead on Chimney Top Road

Jump Rock in the Red River

Red River

Mountain Laurel

The view from Hansons Point