Clematis cumberlandensis got its scientific name a few seasons back. It has been identified in Daddy's Creek and Whites Creek gorges. The process for naming a new solidago has regained steam. Originally identified by Dr. Larry Pounds, it has been somewhat mired in bureaucratic mud for a couple of decades. DNA studies are in the works and it looks promising. 

Winter at the Big Rocks

 

Life is a bit cooler this winter. I'm loving this but the hiking is treacherous.

Fall 2022

Sorry to have been otherwise occupied for a time and haven't been posting. Here's a photo from a couple of days ago of Whites Creek just below where the narrow gauge railroad bridge was back before the civil war.

 

Where we are Earth Day 2021

 We now have over 800 acres along Whites Creek and its tributaries in conservation easement. A huge thank you to Tenn Green Land Conservancy and the Open Spaces Institute who made it all possible. 

Granddaughter found a young Softshell