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Hike of the Month - Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area

Flaming azalea grows on the Kirkland Creek Trail near Sandy Gap in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.

Photo by Adam Brimer

Flaming azalea grows on the Kirkland Creek Trail near Sandy Gap in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.

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  • Water pours over Bald River Falls in the Bald River Gorge Wilderness near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • A sassafras tree curls its way toward the sky in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area on the Brookshire Creek Trail near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • A Lady's Slipper grows on the Kirkland Creek Trail in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area Thursday, May 13, 2010. Several points along the trail yielded numerous examples of the flower.
  • A group of New York ferns grows near the Brookshire Creek Trail in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • Flaming azalea grows on the Kirkland Creek Trail near Sandy Gap in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • Bluets blossom along the Brookshire Creek Trail in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • A heart-shaped spot of fungus grows on a tree on the Brookshire Creek Trail in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • Jeff Hunter with the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition examines a map of the Bald River Gorge Wilderness at the Bald River Falls near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • Jeff Hunter with the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition crosses Kirkland Creek in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • Jeff Hunter with the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition crosses the Bald River in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico Thursday, May 13, 2010.
  • An opening along the Kirkland Creek Trail in the Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area near Tellico offers a vista of the surrounding area Thursday, May 13, 2010. Vistas offering views of the surrounding area such as this one were rare along the trail.

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