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Pumpkinvine Gorge Autumn 2014 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014) |
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Pumpkinvine Gorge Autumn 2014 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014) |
| October 2014 |
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| Main Falls detail |
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| Colorful trees in the woods |
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| Boulders in the gorge |
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| View from side rim of gorge |
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| Dixie Reindeer Lichen |
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| Mushrooms |
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| November 2014 |
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| Boulders in the woods on the way in to the gorge |
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| View from the top of the gorge |
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| Swirling eddies in the pool |
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| Gorge flow |
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| Eddy swirls |
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| Small cascade on the creek |
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| Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria) I spotted this single Gentian flower along the creek while setting up for another shot. It is in the usual "closed" position, which is the norm for most bottle-type gentians. |
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| Further downstream, a larger splash of blue caught my eye: |
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| It was one of the prettier Soapwort Gentian blooms I have ever found. |
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| This was the first time time I've seen this species of Gentian with the flowers open. |
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| Bees are the chief pollinator of this flower. (Zoom-crop of above photo) |
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| Soapwort Gentians are also known as Harvest Bells |
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| Gentians are one of the last wildflowers to be seen at the end of the year. |