Rides Mitch on 23 May 2007 04:07 pm
Muscatatuck Flower Ride
Wed, May 23
We started about 6 pm and rode an easy (not really, after a full day’s work) 30 miles up Bottom Road to Muscatatuck Wildlife refuge. The water was way down, and we saw only a couple of ducks. But the leaves are now fully out, and the wildflowers are growing, well like wildflowers. Bottom Road is well named, the beautiful wide flat fields flood easily. There are quite a few spots where the water pools, and swampy areas develop where the blue flag (wild iris) grows in profusion.
We also found a single Fire Pink (Silene virginica). Although it is always strikingly red, it is named “pink’ for the notch in each petal (as if from pinking shears). Also we found this Solomon’s Seal, it can be hard to see from the road because of the green flowers.
Miles: 30
Weather: Warm and breezy, few clouds
Flora and Fauna: Blue Flag, Star flower, Solomon’s Seal, ducks and buzzards.
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