Valley views, winter wild plants, and nighttime in Winter Wally Road

this view shows part of the Smoke Signal Pit looking down over the hill...beyond those hemlocks and down int he Valley beside the River is Smith's Campgrounds and Cabins (http://www.3smiths.com/).
from the top of the ridge you can get a good view of the Lake Fork Tributary (yes, all that white beyond the trees is a frozen river...)

Rumex crispus in the woods? There are some openings in the canopy of the trees...This Curly Dock stalk with seeds is left over from summer. It is an invasive but usually doesn't like the shade. You appreciate what a root can hold on to if you've ever tried to weed this out of a garden. read more at http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/curly_dock.htm

canada wild rye in the snow. this one is usually mistaken for a scrawny foxtail

and there she is...the christmas fern holding her green even at -20degrees F!

and this is what Wally Road looks like at night covered in snow!