Thursday, November 3, 2011

Hitchiti Trail

During the lab this Wednesday we walked the trail at the Hitchiti Experimental Forest. I looked up the trail online and found a map of the trial that random people posted their own photos on. The trail is about 3.7 miles long.







I enjoyed the lab because it reminded me a lot of the trails behind my house growing up. A good bit of the trail went along side the Falling Creek, which leads into the Ocmulgee River. Along the route we stopped and looked at the different types of jutting rocks. We also observed plants and animals, like the snake, that grow along the path. One plant we all observed was the wild ginger plant. This type of plant grows in dense forests through out North America. It has heart shaped leaves and grows about 10 inches tall, and blooms in the spring. This plant is a type of herb and can be used for many different medical remedies, such as coughs, colds, cuts, head aches and sore throat. 




Above is a picture of a wild ginger plant. 


Ginger Webpage


 

The picture below and above are from the website. As you can tell, the water level is a lot higher in these pictures.




Mid-way through the hike, we all stopped and hugged a tree.



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