Little South Fork Elk River Trail
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Headwaters Forest Reserve Click for map. I think I have missed fawn lily (AKA adderstongue) season, which is very strongly April. There's still some to find into May. Thinking of fawn lilies made me think of the Elk River Trail, although the splotchy leaved things there are actually fetid adderstongue which is a different group of the lily family. It would be cool to see in bloom, too. The flowers come February and into March, so it's even more missed. On the other hand, it's a good hike and the bypass at the slide area should be less treacherous now that it has been mostly dry for a few weeks. I headed south to spend the afternoon on a long hike to a tiny loop under old growth redwoods. Beside the citizen science sign for the bigleaf maple , I could see flowers blooming and leaves filling in the gaps. It's hard to get a good look at flowers hanging so high up. Along this wide, paved road. The first mile is ADA compliant. Flowers that don't belong