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| Ed Talbott | profile | all galleries >> Appalachian Hikes >> Laurel Bed Lake - August 7, 2009 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Michelle, Chazzy and I spent the day hiking the National Forest near Laurel Bed Lake. We were off-trail most of the day and located an area known as Bald Rock on Clinch Mountain. The recent rains have led to an explosion of mushroom growth in the forest. Best birds of the day included a Veery, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and an Osprey that Michelle spotted over Laurel Bed Lake. The waterfalls of Big Tumbling creek were beautiful. Overall, a great day to be out in nature.
 Yellow Coral Fungi |
 Heading up Clinch |
 Purple Fungi |
 Tumbling Creek |
 Michelle and Chazzy |
 Ed at Upper Falls |
 Perfect Day |
 Tumbling Creek |
 Tiny Mushrooms |
 Reaching Up |
 Heal-all |
 Michelle Talbott |
 View of House and Barn Mountain |
 Paint Lick Mountain in Distance |
 Searching for Raptors |
 Michelle at Bald Rock |
 Fungi Stairs |
 Witch's Butter |
 Ironweed |
 Last of the Rhododendron blooms |
 Hope Remains for American Chestnut |
 Twins |
 Chazzy Talbott |
 Off-Trail Hiking |
 Witch's Hat |
 Moss Mold |
 Sea of Ferns |
 Stalked Puffball-in-aspic |
 Mushrooms |
 Crown-tipped Coral |
 Red Coming Through |
 White Shroom |
 Chicken Mushroom |
 Rattlesnake Plantain |
 Ed the Explorer |
 Magnolia Fruit |
 Coral World |
 Do Not Eat |
 Tree Cage |
 Along the Log |
 Yellow Coral |
 Orange Coral |
 Cucumber Green |
 Burdock |
 Chazzy Tests the Water |
 Lakeside Rest |
 Laurel Bed Lake |
 Scanning for Waterfowl |
 Middle Falls |
 Sun Asters |
 Early Color |
 White and Black |
 Under the Falls |
 Mushroom Cap |
 Big Tumbling Creek |
 Rushing Water |
 Spray from the Falls |
 Life Finds a Way |
 Green and White |
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