Another great vid. I first started going up to the Hemlocks,, Big Spring Park, Hemlock Road ,Upper Buck Ridge Rd. And Fowler's Hollow in the 1970's. Back then, the Hemlocks were magnificent ! Spent many hours turkey hunting in that area too. Thanks, Clif !
Lovely area. The stream was excellent I so love the sound of running water. It’s rather sad about the Hemlocks, just love trees. Thanks for taking me along. Please take
In central NC there is Hemlock Bluffs nature preserve, a good 200 or so miles away from where eastern hemlocks grow in NC(the mountains in western NC). Central NC piedmont is generally rolling hills, but the preserve looks a lot like this video. Kind of steep, and with its own little micro climate which is just a bit cooler due to the steeper protective hills and bluffs. As for the trails, I agree that there should be trails. Giving the people the opportunity to experience the unique beauty of nature areas make them more likely to be interested in preserving nature.
Beautiful video. Made me remember we have a very nice hemlock trail in Maryland. Hemlock Gorge Trail which I think I’ll visit soon. Thanks for taking me along.
That trail didn't look like it was used much,I lost it a couple times. Loved the little waterfalls. A couple of them seemed to have a greenish tone,or was that the camera. It was nice tho. I enjoyed this very much. Stay safe as always ❤❤❤❤❤.
I drove through that area over a year ago. There was a team of forest rangers working there. They shared with me that they were injecting a systemic pesticides into the ground around the hemlocks to help them resist the beetles. Dont know if they found it successful. Thanks Cliff.
The purpose of a natural area is to keep it as natural as possible to protect plants and/or wildlife. Making trails through a natural area kind of defeats the purpose. I mean, it seems like many of your videos show a lot of areas with rather significant negative human impact. Just look at all the graffiti you find or people swimming in streams not designated for such. Shoot, just the presence of people can negatively impact animals. As nature lover , do you really want to see more of that?
A trail could protect more plants and animals by focusing most human exploration in the area. Knowledge of these places and appreciating them makes people more inclined to protect them, in my opinion.
