Today I visited one of my favorite places. Caney Mountain Refuge is just a few miles north of my new home. I can see it from my west porch and today we went for a walk to see what fall had brought to us.
First stop was the Leopold cabin where Starker Leopold and his family stayed while he helped with the planning and execution of the program which helped restore the wild turkey population in our country. So proud to be a part of this.
These are the steep stone steps down to the spring where the water for the Leopold cabin was drawn.
Leaf covered and rough, you need to be careful on these stairs.
Walking on down the main road we see this magnificent sycamore with an arching branch that reaches over us.
Caney Mountain Refuge is full of fields rimmed with trees. We are starting to see a little bit of color...late for us this year. Love the shadows on this stretch of green.
Food plots are full of wheat and these turnips. Quite a good crop this year. Deer and other animals should have plenty to eat this winter.
We have watched this field of cane grow over the years. It started out the size of a large washtub....and now it almost fills the area. Nice to see the plant that gives its name to Caney Creek and Caney Mountain.
The road leads us from field to forest. Shadows are getting longer as the afternoon sun slides to the west.
The dogwood blazes in the woods. Beautiful trees in the spring with their white blossoms. And magnificent in the fall with red leaves.
Caney Creek in all its stony beauty. Time to turn around and head back to the car.
The path to Spout Springs is covered with shadow and light. We will hike that trail another day.
The road home. This is a scene that Andy painted a few years ago. A friend has it hanging in his home. You can see the cane in the background.
Another great hike in my favorite place....Caney Mt. Refuge.
it looks like a beautiful place! i enjoyed the pictures. our leaves are almost all down except for some of the oaks and some of the beech. some of the beech leaves just turn brown and cling on for most of the winter. the past couple days have been real breezy and lots of oak leaves falling. we have tons of wild turkey here in maine--i can't leave the house without coming across a flock or two--karen
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of turkeys too. The trees have really been turning the last few days. Not as much color as we usually have. Can feel winter in the air.
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