Orchids at the VIC

We finally made it to Paul Smith's Visitor Interpretive Center, otherwise known as the VIC. Someone told me that the Boreal Life Trail was the place to find orchids and we weren't disappointed. There were lots of White Fringed Orchis (Habenaria blephariglottis),Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides),and Calopogon (Calopogon pulchellus).We spent so much time on that trail all we had time for besides it was the short Barnum Brook Trail which has nice bridges over the stream. We saw some toads and this snake.We'll have to go back sometime and explore the other trails.

On the way home we saw this snapping turtle about to cross the road. We herded it across to the other side out of the traffic and took its picture.