Rolled in to Big Meadows today and was treated to a nice view of a bear about 50 yards away. Tried to capture some of the event on video
Paula was with me and got to see her first bear. She was calmer than I was when I saw my first.
We hiked nearly 9 miles from Skyland to Big Meadows – she hiked faster than me most of the way – very impressive!!
More “Chicken of the Woods” today – it’s become my favorite mushroom
A couple flowers waiting to be identified.
Solomon’s seal
Views of the Shenandoah Valley
Pretty web
Cool snail
You can ride a horse at Big Meadows
A late violet
Some scary bee nest:
Joe Pye weed
Paula’s new friend
See the owl?
It’s a barred owl.
All for now,
Junco
kevin hikes 
Junco and Paula- Interesting video, I wonder what the bear was eating- beechnuts maybe? The Shenandoah valley is a special place. As far as the flowers the smaller hanging flower might be a Southern Harebell and the other appears to be a type of aster. Can’t narrow it down more than that without more details. Cheers.
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Pat, I’ll cover bear diet in today’s blog.
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