Trip to Pinhook Bog 2009
There was a very good attendance for the tour of the Pinhook Bog in Indiana on July 26. Some of the 16 participantes camped, some roughed it in motels, and others made it a one day drive to and from. Attending the tour we had Mike & Stacy Iwanicki, Joel & Dorothy Orlinsky, Billie & Stan Kocal, Celal Aslan, Nancy Bodinet, Andy Ferraro, Nancy Little, Pat O’Neill, Jane Richards, Steve Savocchi, Ted Sowa, Trisha Steele, & Myra Owczaszak. They saw many plants there, that we don’t see at Volo Bog, such as Button Bush, Lizard’s-tail, Sundews, and Pickerelweed. It was a beautiful day, and their guide, Christine, showed them an educationally good time. For more information on Pinhook Bog go to related websites and click on Indiana, Pinhook Bog.
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Christine, site naturalist and our guide |
Close-up of Button Bush |
Button Bush and Lizard’s-tails |
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Lizard-tails |
Royal fern along the boardwalk |
Enjoying tne ferns |
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Tamarack |
Poison Sumac in the Tamarack zone showing berries |
Marsh Fern |
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Young Pitcher-plants and some in bloom |
Jane R. & Steve S. |
Joel & Dorothy O. w/Nancy B. |
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Enjoying the smell of a Bog Rose |
Pickerelweed |
Orchid leaves |
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Trapped insect |
Round-leaved Sundews |
Compare in size to S. Moss |
Getting a close-up look |
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Guide suggested tasting the Blueberries |
Open water center |
Pat O. at end of boardwalk |
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Looking for birds |
Interesting bark |
Strange growth on tree |
On the way out |
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Photos by Trisha Steele |
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