The watershed which cradles the Gardens at Waters East is home to many
precious and scenic natural areas.
The waters from these areas flow into the Great Lakes and help replenish
one of the world’s largest fresh water reserves.
Logan Creek is a small creek
flowing within one of the many wonderful natural areas of Door County in
Wisconsin near Lake Michigan about one hour north of the gardens. The creek starts at Lost Lake and flows
into Clark Lake. The main trail is
situated along the creek and the north shore of Clark Lake with more than 3,000
feet on that lake.
Trails pass through northern
forest dominated by white cedar and black ash. Along the way hikers can discover so many varieties of
wildflowers, especially in the Spring.
There are pools in amongst the
hummocks that contain marsh marigolds and rare ferns. As can be expected, this is a place which hosts lots of
breading birds.
It is a quiet hike, almost
primeval in appearance and environment. Take a few moments and enjoy a hike.
Heppatica - White
Trail
Marsh Bridge
Heppatica
Pinks Toothwort
Bog & Water
Clark Lake on right
Wolf Spider
Solitary Bloom
Trees along Trail
Heppatica group
Dogtooth Violet
Birch Log
Fairy Pine Moss
Hiker on Trail
Clark Lake
Bugs on Heppatica
For basic fundamental facts and
photos about the watershed for the area of Gardens
at Waters East, see the posting for July
2, 2011 in the archives. Other
past postings in the Watershed Series cover additional examples of this
important geographic resource.
NOTE: All photos
posted on this Blog are always taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East except for those posted in this series
titled Watershed. This series takes the Blog beyond the
immediate gardens to the fuller area that nourished its “neighborhood”.
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Beautiful white and blue hepatica!
ReplyDeleteLove your hepatica, you are ahead of us in York UK
ReplyDeleteNo sign yet of dogs tooth violet here, although I do have hepaticas in flower in my cold greenhouse.
Love the heppatica! Will have to find this trail this summer!
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with heppatica - but the blue ones especially are delightful. (And I always like woodland.)
ReplyDeleteNice trails in the wood, would be wonderful to walk there. We have still much of snow, my hepaticas are sleeping under snow. But soon.... Have a nice weekend !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the photos of this wonderful place.
ReplyDeleteHeppatica is lovely and very rare flower here. I love it in white and blue colors. Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat information. Love the little dogtooth violet. I wonder if the hiker noticed these little blooms. I had to look up hepatica. I don't think it grows around here. Lovely, though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing me all those beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteI like the heppaticas and the dogtooth.
Have a great day.
Thank you for sharing a lovely stroll. The little woodland flowers are just beautiful, especially the blue heppatica.
ReplyDeleteThanks for lovely pics of beutiful hepatica.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day!!
Great photos, wonder about the wooden path seems bit high must keep eye on it when walking or else woops.
ReplyDeleteGreat place though.
thanks
Charles