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© Bob Pickett
This site provides an account of the natural history observed while hiking along many of the trails in our PATC region and beyond. The field notes are presented using a more or less standard format, with topics addressing the various forms of plant and animal life found in our forests.
Common names used for wildflowers come from Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Woody plant names come from the Peterson Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs.
Northern District
Appalachian Trail; Hogback Overlook to Thornton River, SNP
Oventop Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
Thornton River, Shenandoah National Park
Piney Ridge Area, Shenandoah National Park
Little Devil's stairs and Piney Branch, Shenandoah National Park
Fraser Hollow, North District, Shenandoah National Park
Dark Hollow Falls Loop, Shenandoah National Park
Central District
Camp Hoover loop, Shenandoah National Park
Big Meadows Swamp, Shenandoah National Park
Bearfence Mtn.(Appalachian Trail), Shenandoah National Park
Pocosin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park
Hot Mountain & Pine Hill Gap, Shenandoah National Park
Nicholson Hollow & Stony Man Mtn, Shenandoah National Park
Nicholson Hollow trail, Shenandoah National Park
Staunton River Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Camp Hoover loop (Laurel Prong/Mill Prong/AT), Shenandoah National Park
East Fork Naked Creek and Powell Mountain; Shenandoah National Park
Rose River Fire Road to Upper Dark Hollow Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Old Rag Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
Rapidan River, Shenandoah National Park
White Oak/Cedar Run Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Old Rag-Mtn laurel/Nicholson Hollow, Shenandoah National Park
White Oak Canyon Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Southern District
Rip Rap Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Jones Run/Doyles River, Shenandoah National Park
Big Run, Shenandoah National Park
Jones Run / Doyle's River, Shenandoah National Park
Rip Rap Trail, Shenandoah National Park
GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST, VIRGINIA
Pond Run – Half-Moon Lookout, great North Mountain, VA/WV.
Big Schloss, Lee District
Massanutten Mountain, Lee District
Henry Lanham & Hotel loops, Pedlar District
James River Face Wilderness Area, VA (Adjacent to the Pedlar District)
Ramsey's Draft Wilderness, Dry Springs District
Laurel Fork Special Management Area, Warm Springs District
Blowing Springs Recreation Area, Warm Springs District
MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA
Tea Creek Area
Cranberry Wilderness
Watoga State Park and Cranberry Glades
Allegheny Trail Backpack
Cranberry Backcountry
Otter Creek Wilderness
Blackwater Falls State Park, (Olsen Tower area)
Dolly Sods/Roaring Plains
Dolly Sods Wilderness
Blister Swamp, Pocahontas County
Cranberry Glades
Pocahontas Trail, Cranberry Backcountry
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NC/TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tremont/Cosby areas)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cataloochee area backpack)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Gregory Bald/ Hazel Creek backpack)
TRI-STATE AND WASHINGTON, DC REGION
Maryland Appalachian Trail; from Weverton to Gapland State Park
Dismal Swamp, VA
Dismal Swamp, VA
Dismal Swamp, VA
Plummer's Island, MD
Pokomoke River, MD
Appalachian Trail between Fox Gap and I-70, MD
Huntley Meadows, VA
Cranesville Swamp, Preston County, WV
Ice Mountain; Hampshire County, WV
Huckleberry Trail (formerly called Flat Peter Trail) near Interior, VA
War Spur Trail; Mountain Lake, VA
Cascades trail, near Pembroke, VA
Bull Run Mountain, VA
Great Falls, VA and Difficult Run, VA
Huntley Meadows Park, VA and Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, VA
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, VA
Turkey Run Park, VA
Turkey Run Park, VA
Cedarville State Forest, MD.
Sugarloaf Mountain, MD
Appalachian Trail, Northern VA
Patuxent River Park - Jug Bay, MD
Appalachian Trail - Tinker Mountain, VA
Great North Mtn., Va/WVa border (rattlesnake hike)
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, VA
Watkins Regional Park and Jug Bay, MD
NORTHERN LOCATIONS
Adirondack State Park, NY
Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire
'Grand Canyon' of PA (Pine Creek, PA)
Mount Katahdin, ME, and other Maine hikes
Rickett's Glen State Park, PA
World's End State Park, PA
Heart’s Content Scenic Area, Allegheny National Forest, PA
Gallitzin State Forest, (Middle Ridge Loop), PA
Tug Hill region of New York (on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, north of Syracuse.)
WESTERN LOCATIONS
Glacier National Park, MT
Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness Area, Colorado
SOUTHERN LOCATIONS
Pisgah National Forest, NC (Earthwatch Institute Bear Study)
Blue Ridge Pilgrimage (Multiple locations)
INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS
Mount Olympus, Greece
Belize, Central America
You can order Bob's Natural History Guide to Common Woody Plants of The George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park from our secure online store. |
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