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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Hannah Floods Middle Crabtree Greenway

Rain from Tropical Storm Hannah flooded Crabtree Creek at Hodges Road and Atlantic Avenue. The creek also submerged several section of the Middle Creek section of the Raleigh greenway.

At the back of the picture is a greenway bridge. You are looking at greeenway - Crabtree Creek is to the right of the trees, out of the picture.

Ths city worker was gauging the rate of the water's rise.

This structure protects the greenway as it passes under a railroad line.

This meadow givess access to the greenway beside the Longbranch.

TThe greenway just east of wake Forest Road.

Crabtree at Wake Forest Road

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Fletcher Park water feeds Pigeon House

Redbird sculpture at Fletcher Park

The new water park being constructed at Fletcher Park between Glenwood Avenue and St. Mary's Street just south of Wade Avenue will filter and slow water as it flows east toward Pigeon House Creek.
Construction for water park

Above is the future outlet to Pigeon House Creek

upper end of new water park

Below: Pigeon House at Capital Boulevard

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