There was a time when you could drive Wolf Run Road to the place where the Finger Lakes Trail crosses it. Not any more. You can drive to the bridge which is now closed. So we did. And then we walked.
This is a beautiful trail with lots of great views. And in June, there are lots of wildflowers.
Deptford Pinks
Canada Thistle
Day Lily
Common Milkweed (with Pollinator)
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
Knapweed
Bird’s Foot Trefoil
Oxeye Daisy
Red Clover
Small Sundrops (this native flower is the size of my pinkie fingernail)
Cow Vetch
Yellow Clover
(another) Oxeye Daisy
Heal-all
There were also several delicious nibbles along the way. We ate Allegany Service Berries, mint leaves, Day Lily buds, and blueberries!
I ate the blue one…
Here’s where we parked:
Those photos are lovely.
beautiful flowers photos!
Outstanding as always!
Invite me for your next walk!
OK!!
Thanks for sharing these shots and for identifying the flowers in them. Enjoyed it!
You’re welcome!
Your photos just get better and better! I am awed by your talent! LOB
Love reading your blog. I am coming through your area over the weekend. I wonder if it would be fairly easy for me to find this place you just walked so I could walk it. I’ve never been in the Allegheny National Park. I will be on my way between Medina, Ohio, and Conesus Lake.
Allegany State Park is a beautiful place. The hike described here is on park property, but outside the admission gates where fees are paid. It is just off Route 86 at the Quaker Lake exit. Hope the map helps you find it and that you have a delightful hike. If you go far enough on Wolf Run Road, you get to the intersection of the Finger Lakes / North Country Trail that goes through the park. Good luck! Have a blast.
What beautiful wildflower photos! And you know all their names! I love wildflowers but rarely know their names.
Lovely work. I’ve only recently moved out from an intensely urban area (Dallas) to a more rural one (NW Arkansas), and I’m amazed at the variety of plants and animals that present themselves in a half-hour walk. I bring the camera along but half the time I’m too busy gawking to remember to take the picture…