Logo Explorations along Nelson Ridge Rd
Nantahala National Forest, Clay Co.
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Copyright (2017-2018)

Winter 2017 - 2018

Waterfalls along Morgan Branch:

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Lower Falls on Morgan Branch


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Upper Falls on Morgan Branch.


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Lower Falls, a week after a big December snowstorm.


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Icicles on a fallen log at the falls



Virge Cove:

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A small drop on the creek in Virge Cove



Mill Creek:

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A few cascades along upper Mill Creek


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Approaching the Lower Falls (seen at upper left) from downstream.


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Lower Falls on Mill Creek


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Lower Falls, from another viewpoint



Some shots from late Summer 2018
Late August::

Lobelia
Great Blue Lobelia   (Lobelia siphilitica)


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Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)


Jewelweed
Orange, or Spotted, Jewelweed   (Impatiens capensis)


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Yellow Jewelweed   (Impatiens pallida)



Looking for Turtleheads
Mid September, 2018::

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Red Turtlehead   (Chelone obliqua)


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A peek inside a Chelone obliqua flower


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I had found these plants in late August on a branch
of Mill Creek, but they were still in bud.



Snakeroot
Snakeroot   (Ageratina altissima)


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Yellow Spindle Coral   (Clavulinopsis fusiformis)


Turtleheads
Found more Turtleheads on another tributary.
Something had been chewing on these.



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A small cascade on Hurricane Creek


Alumroot
Maple Leaf Arum Root   (Heuchera villosa)



Bugbane
Mountain Bugbane   (Actaea podocarpa)



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