Wednesday, March 25, 2026

NCAMN Hike from Red Bank to Niles Landing

 Five enthusiastic and energetic NCAMN hikers explored a beautiful section of the Ozark Keystone Trail on Monday, March 23, 2026.  The hike is neither long nor particularly strenuous -- though this is the Ozarks and there was plenty of climbing up and down. When I posted the hike on my Strava page, I called it "Ten Thousand Trout Lilies" because there was one area almost entirely covered with Trout Lilies (which probably bloomed a couple of week ago).

I am posting a few photos of participants and views.

Cindy, Susan, and Mary Beth on Bean Bluff

Rob and Mary Beth on Bean Bluff

Vulture Eggs in Abandoned Mine near Nile Landing


Ruellia pedunculata?

Ranunculus harveyi (Harvey's Buttercup)

Some of the Ten Thousand Trout Lilies ( probably Erythronium rostratum)

Cindy keeps the Bluff from crushing Mary Beth







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