Date of Trip: 04/22/2018
Start Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time
Location: Powell Co., KY
Register: REGISTRATION CLOSED
Several botanical hotspots for spring ephemerals will be explored as we are led by Dave Kuehner, a well-known regional naturalist. Short portions of Martin’s Fork, Rock Garden, and Pinch ‘Em Tight trails should provide many floral highlights, including showy orchis (Galearis spectabilis), large whorled pogonia (Isotria verticillata), spotted mandarin (Prosartes maculata), and pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule). Two of the trails are flat and the other has a couple of short uphill sections.
Be sure to pack water and a lunch. Restrooms are at each trailhead.
Directions: Take Interstate 64 to Exit 98 for the Bert Combs Mountain Parkway. Drive 32 miles on the Mountain Parkway to Exit 33 (Slade.) Turn right off the exit ramp onto Route 11 and go .1 mile to turn right into the Rest Area. We will meet in the Rest Area parking lot near the train caboose.