Nice Little Falls
Vestal Parkway Heading Into Binghamton
Hundreds of Canadian Geese
Always a ton of geese and ducks that find this the perfect stop over as they hang out along the Chenango River. 🦆
Taken on Sunday October 18, 2020 at Rogers Environmental Education Center.Up NY 10
This is the big climb from Richmondville and Summit.
Taken on Sunday October 11, 2009 at Schoharie County.Mountain laurel is a beautiful, if deceptively wicked, symbol of summer.
Mountain Laurel vs Rhododendron | njHiking.com
Mountain laurel and rhododendron add beauty to any hike when in bloom, and the dense “tunnels” they often create are especially interesting to hike through.
Though somewhat similar in appearance with overlapping bloom times and often growing in the same area, there are a few key distinguishing features
Mountain Laurel and Great Laurel (Rhododendron)
Mountain Laurel is the State Flower in Pennsylvania, while Rhododendron is the State Flower of West Virginia. Both grow in both states, and can grow very thick mats making it difficult to travel in the back country. And I get them confused at times.
The best way to remember the different is “Mountain Laurel” is short words, therefore short leaves, while Rhododendron (aka Great Laurel) is a long word, therefor long leaves and is much taller.
Mountain Laurel tends to be in locations that are less forested and exposed to wind, like Dolly Sods while Canaan Heights has many great thickets of the Great Laurel, usually in the same areas that was replanted with Red Spruce by the CCC.