Author: Ross

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Image of the Day – White Baneberry Cluster

Photo by Ross

 

White Baneberries, also aptly called “dolls eyes,” are a toxic perennial that grow in woodlands throughout the eastern US and Canada. This example was found in the Green Mountain National Forest on the Appalachian Trail.

Western Journal, Day 2 (Part Two)

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (continued)

The view from the car.

Dad spotted a sign for the National Bison Range and immediately turned off the highway. This is something that would have been a pin on the map had we bothered with any planning ahead of time. Theodore Roosevelt, distinguished for his contributions to the modern conservation movement (and counter intuitively shooting a lot of animals in the process), among his legacies, left the National Bison Range. It is a reserve encompassing a section of these plains and some small mountains within it, for the protection of the bison.

We paid $5 to drive the roads winding about the preserve and within minutes were rewarded with the sight of buffalo silhouettes on the hillside. We rounded a bend and encountered a herd of them, with some of them actually crossing the road just a few tens of feet away from us. I frantically worked my camera, leaning far outside the window, snapping away. As I filled a memory card, I ripped it from my camera, cut open the package to a fresh one I had just purchased (but hadn’t anticipated needing so quickly!) and resumed my photography.

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