Charles Deam Wilderness Area
Created in 1982 and part of the Hoosier National Forest, itself created by Federal Act in 1935. Deam was Indiana's first state forester.
Hickory Ridge Fire Tower, Charles Deam Wilderness Area
One of eight originally installed in the Hoosier National Forest in 1936.
Charles Deam Wilderness Area forest floor
Guyandotte beauty (Synandra hispidula) is growing in the foreground.
Guyandotte beauty (Synandra hispidula)
We found these growing in swaths along the forest floor. It does not persist if the canopy is removed or the forest litter is removed. To quote Wikipedia: "Though it is considered "secure" as a species, this plant has declined recently. It is now considered historic in North Carolina, and it is listed as an endangered species in Illinois and critically imperiled in Alabama. It is more common in other states, such as Indiana. Its distribution in general is described as 'scattered'."
Ravines
The hilly terrain led to severe erosion when farming was attempted.
Great Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum)
Former road, now a path, through Charles Deam Wilderness Area.
Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum), Charles Deam Wilderness Area, Indiana
A North American native orchid.
Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)
Cecil Terrill, 1903-1908, Charles Deam Wilderness Area
The grave site of Cecil Terrill, age 5, who was likely a farmer's child. Farmers abandoned the area due to severe erosion and declining yields. Traces of their lives can be found in places like this.
Largeflower Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora)
Canada Geese and fog.
Morning mist on a crisp autumn day. Yellowwood Lake, Indiana
Fog, Yellowwood Lake, Indiana
Sun and morning mist.
Yellowwood Lake, Indiana
Fishing in the fog.
Cattails, Yellowwood Lake
Clearing fog over the lake
Early authumn, Yellowwood Lake, Indiana
Sycamore tree and fog.
Foggy autumn
Yellowwood Lake
Autumn color bleeds through the fog.
Autumn, Yellowwood Lake
