a walk in Dromore

A crossroads in the middle of no where - no houses around, but lots of scenery

This week the walking group drove to Dromore in Eastern PEI.  Take the Trans Canada east across the Hillsboro bridge, turn left at Mt. Albion on route #5.  At #216 turn left.  The road will turn into clay.  Just after #214 is the trail head on the left.

The trail system on PEI is well marked and maintained by Island Trails.

         This sign signifies that this trail is part of the International Appalachian Trail.

This was all over the trees in certain areas of the trail.  It looks like leaves attached to the tree.
It was identified for me by Gary Schneider, from MacPhail's Woods:

"It is a lung lichen, pretty common on red maples, especially.  It is supposedly shaped like a lung, hence the name.  I think it was the Greeks who were naming things as to what part of the body they resembled (thinking that was what they could be used to treat, medically)."  

Ferns are still green and lush.

walk the plank

the last of the bunchberries

the contrast of purple leaves against the green

 Canada Yew growing in the shade of taller trees

blinding white fungus growing from a log

Lots of knarly roots across the path covered by dropped needles means you need to watch your step!

A thumb of moss rises from a log

a stream meanders through the woods

witch's broom is a disease affecting trees.  It's an overgrowth of branches coming from one spot.