Photos of the Day: August 23, 2015
Nuts for luck, a delicate mushroom, and those little bugs that swarm on the river rocks ……
SAWS Busy on LGT
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) has a crew removing deadfall on the Linville Gorge Trail. Crosscut saw work is their specialty, though they do all kinds of trail work. Saw jobs have been mapped in recent weeks by … Continued
Landslide Deposits on Shortoff Mountain
Rick Lockamy has been creating some great images of the gorge using new LIDAR elevation data. Here he shares with us some of his work revealing landslide deposits on Shortoff’s southern slopes. Rick is a geologist with … Continued
Photos of the Day: August 21, 2015
Here are some great new wildflower photos from Kayah Gaydish of Wild South. Kayah is working on invasive plant removal in Linville Gorge, and knows a lot about plants in general. Below are some of the first photos she’s shared … Continued
Pinch-In Trash Pickup
Kayah Gaydish of Wild South, with help from Allegra Torres and Darren Geffert, carried a ton of ancient trash up Pinch-In Trail today. Kayah is always in the gorge, and always needing help with various stewardship projects. Contact: kayah@wildsouth.org
Photos of the Day: August 20, 2015
Pink pinesap, life in the leaf litter, and a snail with hands …..
Pinch-In Trash Pickup
Two tired kids and a lot of trash from the area at the foot of the Pinch-In ridge.
Photos of the Day: August 16, 2015
Lespedeza, rat snake, and a cool mushroom ….
Photos of the Day: August 15, 2015
A bit of rain (finally!) and out come the mushrooms ……
Photos of the Day: August 12, 2015
Mystery plant, cow-wheat, and berries of Indian cucumber root ….