Last Sunday I journeyed up to the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in North Carolina. Hiking the two mile loop through the memorial forest I passed under some of the largest trees I've ever seen. Now I'm down to 5798 miles to go!
The first creek you cross over after the parking lot.
Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba)
A baby Eastern Gartersnake found in the leaf litter near a small stream.