Big Spring Ridge - Spring 2016 Southern Nantahala Wilderness |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
Big Spring Ridge and vicinity... March - May: |
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The namesake Big Spring |
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Emerging Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) |
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Adjacent smaller spring head |
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Veratrum foliage emerging |
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Halberd-leafed Violet (Viola hastata) |
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Pink-hued Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) |
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Princess Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum or Lycopodium obscurum) |
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Creek branch, below The Flats |
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Small cascades on the branch |
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View looking down the branch |
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Ridge view toward Lake Chatuge |
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Big Spring, almost a month after image at top of page |
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Veratrum |
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Moss covered rock cliffs |
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Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) |
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Fern glade near Big Spring |
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White Milkweed, aka Redring Milkweed, (Asclepias variegata) |