Pigeon House Creek

A great blue heron browses a granite outcrop on Pigeon House Creek at Capital Boulevard. Pigeon House has headwaters at Edna Metz Park and Cameron Village and follows Capital Boulevard east after being culverted through much of its path through Cameron Park and down Johnson Street.

Notice the streamwatch unit here at Cameron Village. Underground are the headwaters.

Edna Metz Park

Looking east from Edna Metz.

Pigeon House flows under a porch in Cameron Park.

Pigeon House beside Johnson Street.

West Street and Dortch by the city salt barn.

Wade Ave. ramp off Capital

Fletcher Park's waters join Pigeon House.

Capital Boulevard light tower

Pigeon House Creek at Watkins Grill on Louisburg Rd.

Below, Pigeon House Creek crosses under Capital Blvd at Dennis Ave.

Raleigh Nature posts on Pigeon house Branch

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August Mountain Trip

I posted these deer pictures at Raleigh Nature as an antidote to some ranting about Ward Transformers and the PCB mess. Below is more from the trip that provided the images.

Cara and I camped at Doughton Park this August, browsing the Parkway up just
past the Virginia line. There is a related photo post over at Pecans &
Mistletoe about the Brinegar Cabin and homestead. The turkey above was in
one of the farm fields common on this stretch of Parkway.

Above is a view of monandnocks rising from the Piedmont as seen from the Blue Ridge escarpment. Below is a selection of images from our hikes, including a large set of mushrooms.

a pair of walking sticks

a final look at the lovely fawn

Fallon Park

Fallon Park, just northeast of Five Points, and sloping with its long narrow shape down to Crabtree Creek at Anderson Drive, is a long necklace in Raleigh's park jewels. The remains of a small mill structure lend even more interest to a wonderful rockfall along the creek that defines the park.

The headwaters of Fallon Creek arise in the middle of the very plush neighborhood
along White Oak Road.

Above are rockpools that my kids explored with great joy.

The smaller rocks of the upper park.

greenway bridge and mill site

mill site

Fallon Park neighborhood

lower park

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