Darrell Duke
Life's Little Struggles
Tiny wild fern struggles to take it's place in the forest..
Sat down for a short rest today while hiking the Little Lost Cove Cliffs trail in the Pisgah National Forest. This miniature scene unfolded between my feet featuring the dead tree part, huge acorns, and the tiny delicate fern. Never miss a photo op even when sitting on your butt.
The hiking gets harder every day at my age, and this was no easy trail. Straight up hill for about two miles and then down hill the entire way back. There is a century old apple orchid about half way up. Some of the old trees were loaded with ripe apples. My wife missed by about a half inch, getting bitten by a copperhead in the middle of the trail on the way back down. She was in the lead and scared the snake half to death as she reversed course and ran over me. The snake could not have possibly struck that fast.
Life's Little Struggles
Tiny wild fern struggles to take it's place in the forest..
Sat down for a short rest today while hiking the Little Lost Cove Cliffs trail in the Pisgah National Forest. This miniature scene unfolded between my feet featuring the dead tree part, huge acorns, and the tiny delicate fern. Never miss a photo op even when sitting on your butt.
The hiking gets harder every day at my age, and this was no easy trail. Straight up hill for about two miles and then down hill the entire way back. There is a century old apple orchid about half way up. Some of the old trees were loaded with ripe apples. My wife missed by about a half inch, getting bitten by a copperhead in the middle of the trail on the way back down. She was in the lead and scared the snake half to death as she reversed course and ran over me. The snake could not have possibly struck that fast.