Ramsey’s Draft Backpack, GWNF, VA

Photos by Michael Juskelis and Pam Wyatt, 2005/08/20-21.

First full view of Ramsey's Draft.

We lost count after 20 crossings.

Moss, rocks and flowing water equals one nice break spot.

Hiking through a virgin Hemlock Forest. (Photo by Pan Wyatt)

A Ramsey's Draft Swamp. (Photo by Pam Wyatt)

Dawn of the second day as we break camp.

Three deer constantly hung around camp. (Photo by Pam Wyatt)

One of the few views west from the Shenandoah Mt Trail. (Photo by Pam Wyatt)

Group shot back at the trailhead. Sitting: Vicky and Pam. Standing: Mike, Catherine, Mike, John, Mike and Dan. (Photo by Pam Wyatt)

Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum), in the Lily family. Grows in open woods.

Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana): Hollow stem. Gills will stain your fingers orange when crushed.

Green berries of the Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana). Drooping, yellow flowers give rise to these green berries which eventually turn blue. The tubers are edible raw and taste like ... cucumber.

Cinnabar-Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus): This diminutive mushroom (max height 1.75 inches), like most others in the genus is considered good eating.

Smooth False Foxglove (Aureolaria laevigata): Grows in a semi-parasitic relationship with oak. There are 3 varieties of False Foxglove all with similar flowers.

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