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BLOOM TIME:

On Tuesday, we did a tour under blue skies that show an abundance of wildflowers blooming. These included Flowering Dogwood, Downy Serviceberry, Mountain Silverbell, Oconee Bell, Canada Violet, Faded Trillium, Vasey’s Trillium, and a new discovery that I learned the ID of the next day with Keith Bradley’s class. This was Sand-myrtle, Kalmia buxifolia. This turns out to be the 2nd documented location in upstate SC of this rare species to SC. Wednesday added more flowers including Sweet White Violet, Doghobble, and Witch-alder. The coves added singing warblers. Out on the lower basin were hundreds of loons with many flying off only to return since they had no visibility over a hundred feet or so. I think most had dropped out of migration due to the weather impact days. We added a lone Osprey and a couple of Eagles to boot. Join in on all the excitement and get out there! ~Dan Whitten, JLT guide