Saturday, January 25, 2025

Jan 16 Randolph County Hike

 

Bison Burl

My outing today is on undeveloped public land. An effort to develop hiking trails on the property has begun. I wanted to see what was out there. 


Freshwater mussels aren't supposed to be this big.

Loblolly plantation has a wonderfully green carpet of Running cedar


American Holly

Lions mane

Chimney fall

My 1919 map of Randolph County mail routes shows this homesite. Back then, there was a road going past it. That road is barely still there. The homesite was also the location for a timber cut, probably in the 1960s. I found some 1960s era soda bottles and milk bottles tossed aside next to what appeared to be a saw dust pile. Aerial photos of this area indicate loblollies were planted after the timber cut. 

Tire embraces a Loblolly

Gravel bars in creek

An old road

There is that holly again



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