A young Ganoderma tsugae, Reishi mushroom.
A shy cottonmouth, aka water moccasin.
Wild terrestrial orchid, “Pink lady’s-slipper”
A Snapping turtle waiting to cross the path.
A maturing Reishi mushroom.
Entrance to Demon Pond.
A beaver lodge.
This particular place had a nice feeling to it. The water level is above you as you walk past the beaver dam in the background, holding back Demon Pond.
Young Alder trees.
A hemlock varnish shelf mushroom.
Pawtuckaway State Park is located in Nottingham New Hampshire. There are several trails to take in this 5000 acre preserve, one being Boulder Trail. If one takes a look at the satellite image of Pawtuckaway’ s Mountain range, you can see a circular formation called a ring dyke made by an ancient volcano about 130 million years ago. During the Ice Age, approximately 18,000 years ago, a mile high ice sheet sat on top of this area and moved these gigantic rocks as it melted, known as glacial erratics. Now we have boulders resting amongst trees in a beautiful forest for people to climb and admire.