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At the southern
end of the lake, the trail leads into the forest and bends to continue downgrade
alongside a high, deeply-furrowed wall of rock. Brilliant, nodding blooms
of Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) dot the lichenous, Rock Tripe-encrusted expanses of etched grey stone.
The trail crosses a small stream before
continuing onwards through an open, but shaded deciduous forest. We caught
sight of a cluster of fungi on the side of a Sugar Maple tree snag. It turned
out to be a colony of Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) -- a very
early, fast-growing bracket fungi. This fungi is often dried out and eaten
away by insects by the time that it is noted, so this was a nice find and
provided a great subject for several photos.
