Sat.&Sun May 11&12, 2014 Mother's Day Rosser Lamb Cabin

 

Mother's Day

Rosser Lamb Cabin

Turkey Nest In The Woods

Wild Turkey nest and eggs near Rosser Lamb Cabin

Using a 20X telephoto allowed this shot while staying 40 feet away.

 

FAQ page about Wild Turkey State of Pennsylvania:

 

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=622246&mode=2

 

Rosser Lamb Cabin

This PATC cabin allows one to live like an Appalachian family one hundred years ago and before the SNP.   A link to some history: http://www.pecva.org/index.php/maps-and-resources/publications/piedmont-view/164-summer-2012-piedmont-view/697-hike-revisits-life-in-the-mountains


Please check out this intro video for the Piedmont Environmental Council:

http://www.pecva.org/about

 

 



 

 

Trilliums



Louise 



Lamb Family Cemetary

Showy Orchis

Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galearis_spectabilis



 John's Rest Cabin



 

Darwin and Squaw Root

Darwin is one of the famous scientist finger puppets traveling with science professors and lab staff from Louise's educational institution this summer.   They take pictures of them during their travels and before the Fall semester begins they make a big display of  traveling finger puppet pictures. 

 

Louise snapping Darwin's picture as he lectures her on the origin of species.

Darwin and Showy Orchis

Darwin and a Pileated Woodpecker Hole



Me Robert Look(Bob) and Darwin

Rosser Lamb House1913-today

  

THE PATC CABIN RENTAL WEB PAGE DESCRIPTION:

http://www.patc.net/PublicView/Custom/PATC_Cabins/Rosser_Lamb_Feature.aspx



 

A link to a photo-diary of another groups trip to the Rosser Lamb farm house:

 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CD8QFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgallery3.jwbasecamp.com%2FRosser-Lamb-2012-M%2F&ei=oAtyU8fhN46oyATZhoHABg&usg=AFQjCNHUnkWS7ayK7IBMKgVE0Jnrs-03eg&sig2=Sg3DFxi-UpvzYuGepKvOxw

 

 

Entry Run There Is A Nice Cascade/Falls Between John's Rest Cabin and the Rosser Lamb Farmhouse.



 

Louise Casey Louise Casey Robert Look Louise Casey

Appalachian Ephemerals

 

Appalachian Ephemerals

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Four Weeks, One Of The Shortest Growing Seasons On The Planet

 

 

 

 

  Louise (the fantastubularidicool, Mom, sister, daughter, in-law, neighbor, Houstonian, New Yorker, Mossrocker, Girl Scout, retired Wyoming shepherd, better half, friend, plant biologist, naturalist, plant person, Mesozoic Garden creator, College Adjunct, professional Lab Manger, ......) with me at Assateague summer 2013.

A reminder that summer time beach weather is just around the corner.

 

Another Old Rag Sunset

 

 

 

 

 

Birds Foot Violets

Trillium

 

Auricularia auricula-judae   Jew's Ear, Wood Ear, Jelly Ear 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_auricula-judae

Bluettes

Serviceberry Bush

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/the-amazing-serviceberry.aspx#axzz318d5WTYP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier

http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2010/04/the-sarvis-tree-is-blooming-in-appalachia.html

Chickweed

"Stunning spring wildflowers.

Because the temperate forest’s dense leaf canopy shades the forest floor all summer long, there are only four weeks in spring during which sturdy spring wildflowers can burst out of the ground, flower, and refill their energy reserves before the trees block life-giving sunlight. By June these highly ephemeral flowers have gone to seed and dormancy. They will wait another year for their place in the sun, having one of the shortest growing seasons on the planet. The unified timing of this mass flowering is one of nature’s most beautiful forest spectacles, and no other forest type can quite rival it. This is quite different from tropical rainforests, where the blooming seasons of flowers are scattered throughout the entire year. "

The above is taken from the Arc Of Appalachia website found at:

http://arcofappalachia.org/biome/invisible-forest.html

Appalachian Forest Salamanders

The Hidden Jewels of Appalachia

by Joe Milmoe

Below is a short film created by Joe Milmoe, The Hidden Jewels of Appalachia that does a good job of introducing you to the great diversity of salamanders found in the Appalachian Mountains.



One of Shenandoah National Park's star salamanders is the Red-Spotted Newt.


http://srelherp.uga.edu/salamanders/notvir.htm





 Newts are unique in that they have three distinct lifestyles.    They start as tadpoles in freshwater pools, change into a terrestrial stage (Red efts) pictured above.   This is the stage they are most recognized for. Their bright coloration warns predators that their skin contains a powerful neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin.   Red-Spotted Newts live three years on land but up to fifteen years total.   Their last stage is another adult aquatic stage during which they are a dull green and breed the next generation.   Credit for above information goes to Nature Guide to Shenandoah National Park by Ann and Rob Simpson:


  http://www.flyingfishphotography.com/bio/ann-rob-simpson-simpsons-nature-photography/


The film follows:

"Very high aquatic diversity. America’s eastern forest’s aquatic diversity is the highest in all of the temperate world. Our native forest shelters half of the world’s crayfish species, nearly 10% of its turtles, nearly 40% of its salamanders, and almost 30% of its fresh-water mussels. One watershed in Tennessee has more fish species than all of Europe. The eastern United States has nearly 350 species of fresh-water mussels compared to only ten found in Europe, and only a handful of species in western United States."  

Extracted From the Arc Of Appalachia's website located at:     

http://arcofappalachia.org/biome/invisible-forest.html

SNP 2014 LNT Master Educator Course

Pinnacles Research Station Sat. & Sun

Experiential  Learning What 200 Feet Is

Discussing The Route And Practicing Map Reading Skills

40 Acres

When asked about what the worst LNT transgression I had incurred was, I mentioned the fact that I had once started a 40 acre brush fire.    That got me a course handle of 40 Acres.    I liked the handle.  It produced a strong sense of acceptance, goodwill, and fellowship.  When it was used I found it made me laugh.   Somehow it provided a profound sense of comfort in the fellowship of sharing the humility of my own human imperfection.  

In addition, 40 Acres reminded me of the name of a song that has always resonated with me. 

THE BURNED OVER DISTRICT BY HEM:

 

Leaving An Appalachian Trail Viewpoint

Outdoor Educators

East/West OB/NOLS

One Of Our Hosts

He had just gotten back from his Big Bend NP rock climbing certification.

Luck Was With Us And We Were Challenged By Record Rains

 SNP LNT ME TRAINING 2014

 "Life Under The Tarp"

VOTED MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR

Gnarly Bear Bag Moves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7_u0kcQRo

Once again....not too many miles from Walton's Mountain

"good-nights"

where heard echoing in the Appalachian mountains. 

Ours were tent-to-tent.

SNP Hazel-Country Hiker's Wayside With A View

The Wayside's View/Entertainment

Owl Puppet Used In Student Class Designed For Children Of All Ages

Instructor And Student Pondering Imponderables

How many raindrops in a torrent?  Do we really need gravity?

Socrates would approve.

Mound Fire Activity

Graduation

BE ON THE LOOK OUT GROUP SHOT

Can you spot the Master Educator?  (trick question)

WORLD HERE THEY COME...