Gorman Area Splash Hike, Middle Patuxent River

Photos by Ken Clark, 2007/08/11.

Dan takes a break.

The group on our lunch rock: Susan, Marion, Robert, Dan, Ken.

A doe and two fawns crossed the river while we ate lunch.

A great blue heron flew onto a branch while we walked underneath.

Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), found on many of the sandbars.

Thallose liverworts, showing a female gametophore in the top right, and numerous gemma cups
containing tissue that is dispersed by rain for asexual reproduction.

Another thallose liverwort, growing flat against a rock.

A fungus which was covering much of a large tree trunk, possibly Stereum ostrea (False Turkey Tail).

Coprinus quadrifidus (Scaly Inky Cap).

Other pictures from Gorman Area Splash: