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Andy Cove Trail & Sightseeing along Hwy 276
June 21, 2012
This is a banner year for rhododendron!
It's really hard to get good photos of the masses of rhododendron on the mountainside or along the river.
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| Trail sign | Boardwalk | Boardwalk |
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| White blossom ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Buds ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Rhododendron bushes Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Swinging bridge | White blossom ~ Click on photo for larger image. | White blossom ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Trail | Bushes along trail Click on photo for larger image. |
More rhododendron Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Lots of blossoms | Rhododendron along the creek | More rhododendron along the trail |
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| Another blossom ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Bud with one blossom open Click on photo for larger image |
Pink bud ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Another blossom ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Partially open bud Click on photo for larger image |
Log with fungus ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Buds and blossoms ~ Click on photo for larger image. | More buds Click on photo for larger image |
Three blossoms ~ Click on photo for larger image |
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| Steps on the trail | Boardwalk | End of boardwalk |
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| Steps | Narrow path | Unidentified tiny flower at end of trail |
| Sights along Highway 276 | ||
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| Looking Glass Falls | Rhododendron & fallen blossoms
at edge of the river ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
Partially open blossom Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Click on photo for larger image. | Click on photo for larger image. | Davidson River ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
For More Information
Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah District ~ US Forest Service
Andy Cove Trail ~ Hike WNC
Rhododendron
Native to North Carolina ~ Dick Bir, Extension Horticulture Specialist Emeritus, NC State University
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Photos in header: Niagara Falls; Big Sur, CA; Golden Gate Bridge, CA; Sunset on the Baltic Sea;
Virginia Creeper Trail, VA; Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Sunset on the Pacific; Triple Falls at
DuPont Forest, NC.
Header Photo Credits: All Anne S. Napier except Niagara Falls by Herman Stubblefield.
Photos by Anne S. Napier
Updated May 10, 2013