Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts & Blog » Solomon’s Seal http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK What’s Blooming in Mid-May http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/whats-blooming-in-mid-may/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/whats-blooming-in-mid-may/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 13:08:34 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=216 laurel   Come along on the Ace Gap Trail to see mid-May wildflowers blooming along a lower elevation trail. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/whats-blooming-in-mid-may/feed/ 1 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Hiking in the Rain http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-rain/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-rain/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 14:09:23 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=579 Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer.

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum)

Great Blue Heron (Area herodias)

Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)

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