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.

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

Severe erosion resulted from attempting to farm the steep and hilly terrain.

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

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)

Early authumn, Yellowwood Lake, Indiana

Canada Geese and fog. Yellowwood Lake

Fog, Yellowwood Lake, Indiana

Sun and morning mist. Yellowwood Lake.

Fishing in the fog. Yellowwood Lake.

Sycamore tree and fog. Yellowwood Lake

Foggy autumn. Yellowwood Lake

Clearing fog over Yellowwood Lake

Yellowwood Lake

Jackson Creek, Yellowwood Lake's source.

Mushrooms, Yellowwood Lake State Forest

Mossy oak, Yellowwood Forest