Bald Cypress and Boat Dock
Jones Lake State Park
Elizabethtown, NC
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Two #orchids in The Conservatory, a series of greenhouses on the #BiltmoreEstate. Unusual sepals in slender cone shape.
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Continuing my hike around the Carolina Bay, I entered an empty picnic area to see a spectacular Live Oak tree spreading wide over tables, with a great view of the lake. Definitely ate under that.
Jones Lake State Park
Elizabethtown, NC
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Looking across this large oval lake at sunrise, the horizon is farther away in the center, leaving the shores on the left and right looking taller.
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Jones Lake
Jones Lake State Park
Elizabethtown, NC
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Once the rain was out of the way, it was beautifully sunny, although the initial humidity was stupifying.
So I started on the trail to walk around an oval lake. But not just any type of lake. Mysteriously, this one has no visible inflow of any kind. No creek, river, or stream.
Even more weird, there is another just like it on the trail. They are at the top of the map. Look how they are even oriented the same direction! But there's more...
Waiting for the rain to stop before heading to the trail. Maybe the light showers overnight caused the family nearby to leave only hours after they arrived and set up camp. A huge tent.
Breakfast is my homemade almond and cranberry granola.
Small birds are getting noisy and flitting about the thick brush.
During a break in the rain, I found some berries.
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Traveled east today to tent camp on the NC coastal plain. There are unusual ecological formations to explore and a cultural connection to this month.
I've completed a preliminary analysis and determined that the primary wildlife species here is the mosquito.
The tent is up before dark (so early now). Rain is coming and a Spring Peeper is looking for a girlfriend.
Crickets and the rest of the Night Orchestra are tuning up for tonight's concert.
Peace
Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️