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Morning Wildflower Walk at Panthertown Valley
Morning Wildflower Walk at Panthertown Valley
May 2, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Panthertown Valley Trailhead - Public Access, Breedlove Rd, Glenville, NC 28736, USA
We will be visiting one of the most special places in all of Southern Appalachia, Panthertown Valley. Called the "Yosemite of the East" Panthertown is an incredible hiking, camping, fishing destination located near Cashiers, NC. It is also filled with beautiful waterfalls, scenic views, and of course wonderful wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Salt Rock Trailhead and Parking area, and will walk from there to the Salt Rock Overlook. If you have hiked here in the past, then you know that this is about a 20 minute walk, at hiking speed. In typical Wildflower walk fashion, we will spend our time walking slowly and meeting all kinds of beautiful Plants and Flowers along the way.
Here is a link to google map directions to the parking area.
https://goo.gl/maps/1NzT1fQpc1GtpRnL9
Here is a link to information about Panthertown Valley, including how you can help preserve it through monetary donations, and volunteering.
https://panthertown.org/
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
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Afternoon Wildflower Walk at Panthertown Valley
Afternoon Wildflower Walk at Panthertown Valley
May 2, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Panthertown Valley Trailhead - Public Access, Breedlove Rd, Glenville, NC 28736, USA
We will be visiting one of the most special places in all of Southern Appalachia, Panthertown Valley. Called the "Yosemite of the East" Panthertown is an incredible hiking, camping, fishing destination located near Cashiers, NC. It is also filled with beautiful waterfalls, scenic views, and of course wonderful wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Salt Rock Trailhead and Parking area, and will walk from there to the Salt Rock Overlook. If you have hiked here in the past, then you know that this is about a 20 minute walk, at hiking speed. In typical Wildflower walk fashion, we will spend our time walking slowly and meeting all kinds of beautiful Plants and Flowers along the way.
Here is a link to google map directions to the parking area.
https://goo.gl/maps/1NzT1fQpc1GtpRnL9
Here is a link to information about Panthertown Valley, including how you can help preserve it through monetary donations, and volunteering.
https://panthertown.org/
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
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Morning Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook
Morning Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook
May 9, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Rdg Pkwy, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA
We will visit the Blue Ridge Parkway for a walk along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will first walk along the roadway to view some special wildflowers like Scarlett Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) and Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia.)
We'll then walk through a grove of Balsam Mountain Hawthorne (Crataegus oreophila) and in an acidic forest containing Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) and into a rich cove forest filled with Spring Wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Here is a link to a Google Map directions: https://goo.gl/maps/AxwdmnyrWDGDonkV8
Here is a link to a short write-up of the trail we will be walking: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/grassy-ridge-mine-overlook
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Sign Up Now
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Afternoon Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook
Afternoon Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook
May 9, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Rdg Pkwy, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA
We will visit the Blue Ridge Parkway for a walk along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will first walk along the roadway to view some special wildflowers like Scarlett Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) and Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia.)
We'll then walk through a grove of Balsam Mountain Hawthorne (Crataegus oreophila) and in an acidic forest containing Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) and into a rich cove forest filled with Spring Wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Here is a link to a Google Map directions: https://goo.gl/maps/AxwdmnyrWDGDonkV8
Here is a link to a short write-up of the trail we will be walking: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/grassy-ridge-mine-overlook
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
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Morning Wildflower Walk at The Vertical Bog
Morning Wildflower Walk at The Vertical Bog
May 16, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
We will be visiting the Vertical Bog on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This incredible spot is the shortest and easiest walk of my whole series, and one loaded with the most amazing collection of rare and special Plants and Wildflowers.
One of the most special and iconic spots on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Vertical Bog is roadside seepage area unlike any other, filled with special, rare and endemic plants that exist right along the parkway across from an overlook. Carnivorous Sundews, Grass-of-Parnassus, Sticky Tofieldia, and five different species of st John's wort can all be seen at this short and easy walk.
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Meeting location will be sent to each participant through email
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Afternoon Wildflower Walk at The Vertical Bog
Afternoon Wildflower Walk at The Vertical Bog
May 16, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We will be visiting the Vertical Bog on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This incredible spot is the shortest and easiest walk of my whole series, and one loaded with the most amazing collection of rare and special Plants and Wildflowers.
One of the most special and iconic spots on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Vertical Bog is roadside seepage area unlike any other, filled with special, rare and endemic plants that exist right along the parkway across from an overlook. Carnivorous Sundews, Grass-of-Parnassus, Sticky Tofieldia, and five different species of st John's wort can all be seen at this short and easy walk.
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Meeting location will be sent to each participant through email
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Morning Wildflower Walk at Onion Mountain Preserve
Morning Wildflower Walk at Onion Mountain Preserve
May 23, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Onion Mountain Preserve, Ellijay Rd, Franklin, NC 28734, USA
This Week we are going to go to a newer location for my walks, to visit at a new acquisition by Mainspring Conservation Trust that put hundreds of acres into protection through a conservation easement.
We will be going there to see the American Columbo Frasera caroliniensis in bloom. This spectacular Plant lives for 5-30 years as leaves laying on the ground before it decides to send up a flower stalk, bloom, and then die.
Here is a writeup about the plant: http://www.midwestnaturalist.com/frasera_caroliniensis.html
There will be other Plants in bloom and lots of botanical interest along this easy trail.
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Sign Up Now
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Afternoon Wildflower walk at Onion Mountain Preserve
Afternoon Wildflower walk at Onion Mountain Preserve
May 23, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Onion Mountain Preserve, Ellijay Rd, Franklin, NC 28734, USA
This Week we are going to go to a newer location for my walks, to visit at a new acquisition by Mainspring Conservation Trust that put hundreds of acres into protection through a conservation easement.
We will be going there to see the American Columbo Frasera caroliniensis in bloom. This spectacular Plant lives for 5-30 years as leaves laying on the ground before it decides to send up a flower stalk, bloom, and then die.
Here is a writeup about the plant: http://www.midwestnaturalist.com/frasera_caroliniensis.html
There will be other Plants in bloom and lots of botanical interest along this easy trail.
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $50-$15 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience.
Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
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Morning Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway
Morning Wildflower Walk at Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway
May 30, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Rdg Pkwy, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA
We will visit the Blue Ridge Parkway for a walk along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will first walk along the roadway to view some special wildflowers like Scarlett Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) and Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia.) We'll then walk through a grove of Balsam Mountain Hawthorne (Crataegus oreophila) and in an acidic forest containing Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) and into a rich cove forest filled with Spring Wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Here is a link to a Google Map directions:
https://goo.gl/maps/AxwdmnyrWDGDonkV8
Here is a link to a short write-up of the trail we will be on:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/grassy-ridge-mine-overlook
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $15-$50 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience. Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
Sign Up Now
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Afternoon Wildflower walk at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway
Afternoon Wildflower walk at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway
May 30, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, Blue Rdg Pkwy, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA
We will visit the Blue Ridge Parkway for a walk along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will first walk along the roadway to view some special wildflowers like Scarlett Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) and Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia.) We'll then walk through a grove of Balsam Mountain Hawthorne (Crataegus oreophila) and in an acidic forest containing Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) and into a rich cove forest filled with Spring Wildflowers.
We will be meeting at the Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Here is a link to a Google Map directions:
https://goo.gl/maps/AxwdmnyrWDGDonkV8
Here is a link to a short write-up of the trail we will be on:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/grassy-ridge-mine-overlook
All of the Friday Wildflower Walks are offered on a sliding scale of $15-$50 per person, and are capped at 15 people per session. This allows for more people to be able to attend the walks. I ask that attendees pay based on their ability, and on how they value the experience. Please confirm your attendance at each week's walk by sendinig an email to bigelownc@gmail.com or by cliking the link on my website. Payment can be cash, check, or online through Venmo
Weekly Wildflower Walks will be meeting on Fridays throughout the season, with a morning session from 9am to 12pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. We will meet at a different location each week, following and chasing the best blooms and locations. Remember that on our walks The Wildflowers Are the Destination!
Sign Up Now
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