Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: fungi

  • On The Road Again, Halloween Style

    Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs. ~ Rusty Fischer The pause in posts was necessitated by another truck road trip and much less cell phone service than usual. This time, carrying our ancient (and heavy) black canoe (who has a black canoe anyway?) atop the truck to paddle some rivers in far-away Read more…

  • Mason Farm Meander

    No one who loves the woods stays on the path. ~Millie Florence Last Sunday, we wandered over to one of my favorite local spots, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, part of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Given to the University in 1894 by Mary Elizabeth Morgan Mason, the 367-acre tract consists of a number of Piedmont Read more…