Tuesday, July 24, 2018

July 7 Grays Lilies on Roan Mountain


Grays Lilies are found here and no where else. It has been several years since I last visited them so it was time to pay a visit. Beginning at Carvers Gap, mist threatening, we made our way uphill on the AT. We had to walk a good distance before encountering the fist group, a pitifully small example. We pushed on over several balds to the junction with Grassy Ridge Bald. After seeing a number of Lilies, we turned back to the gap.




Still with some time to hike, we drove to Hughes Gap and hiked the AT south, uphill for a couple miles to a nice overlook. The view appeared and disappeared as the clouds made their way through the mountains. It was along this section we saw a healthy crop of Efts, like this fellow below.


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