Peaks of Otter
We left one morning early (9/2/10?) to have breakfast at the Peaks of Otter Lodge. Yum! Thank you, Debbie. After a stop at the gift shop, we went to the visitor center and walked the Elk Run Trail behind it.
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Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) - Near the beginning of the trail.
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Red-spotted Purple
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Sweet Cicely
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Christmas Fern
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Deb
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Bowmans Root
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A mushroom bonanza is starting
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It's beautiful. I wish I could have taken a better picture. Can't ID it.
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Coral Mushroom (Ramaria)
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Bolete with bright yellow pores
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Colorful, yet unknown
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Golden yellow
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Amanita
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Bolete
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Bolete
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Another variety of Amanita
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Beefsteak Fungus
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Bolete
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Orange goodies growing around the base of this oak.
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Parasol mushroom (Lepiota)
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Pale Beauty Moth (Campaea perlata)
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Dark form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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The end of a huge bole
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Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) near the end of the trail.
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Spicebush
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We begin the drive back. Otter Lake is peaceful and not much was happening at Otter Creek as we drove by.
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Spicebush Swallowtails at a stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway
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A very yellow, hairy, and tufted caterpillar
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We finish a short walk at another stop.
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We took our time driving back on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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