Yesterday we traveled the next section of the Greenbrier River Trail.
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| Near Pittsburgh, the GAP trail had industrial tubes along the side. In rural West Virginia, it's tubes of rolled hay bales. |
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| We had one longish bridge today. Here Lon is crossing the Spring Creek bridge. |
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| A crew was doing trail maintenance. I wish we had this "Tiger Mower" to help keep the sides of our road free of trees and shrubs. |
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| The end of the day -- ready to head home. |
Today's Wildflowers
There were many spring wildflowers along the trail today. Here's a sampling. |
| One of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in the spring is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). It's deeply lobed leaf curls around the stem. After the bloom is gone, the leaf remains and becomes quite large. |
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| Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) were probably the most commonly seen wildflower along the trail. They resemble tiny upside-down pantaloons. |
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| Another early spring favorite: Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica). |
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| A beautiful red trillium (Trillium erectum). Also called "wake-robin". |
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