big thicket weekend

pitcher plant

Sarracenia alata, the Pale Trumpet or Texas Trumpet, a carnivorous plant seen during a dayhike in a bog during a weekend trip to the Big Thicket.

rose pogonia

Our wild orchid expert led us to the rose pogonias.

old log cabin

We spent the night in a 1920’s log cabin.

Comments (3)

  1. Gail wrote::

    I have never had the honor of seeing either pitcher plants or wild orchids growing in their natural habitat…how fortunate you were! Here is my meditation today: May our natural areas continue to be natural.

    gail

    that’s a good meditation. since I didn’t get around to an earth day post, maybe that will stand.

    Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 9:05 am #
  2. It’s so irritating that one must have a guide to see native orchids growing in the wild. I’ve never seen any as rumor has it that they are in very inaccessible places. Big Thicket looks like a really cool place.

    the big thicket is very cool. and these plants were in a nature preserve just a few feet off the trail. i would not have known what they were if there were not a guide to point them out however.

    Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 11:25 am #
  3. AJM and his son went to the Big Thicket last week for spring break. They didn’t mention seeing any flowers…only bog.

    there is a lot of bog there.

    Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 11:30 am #