Saturday, September 24, 2016

Tully's Pitchers

The Tully River in Royalston had the feel of fall this morning.  A crisp breeze out of the north and temperatures in the 50s required my jacket for the first time in quite awhile.  Got to say it felt good.

For some unexplained reason I had a hankerin' to see some pitcher plants in the wild and recalled having seen some on the Tully River.  On my paddle upriver from the launch I looked in vain for the plants before eventually sliding up 3 beaver dams.  The 4th beaver dam was a little higher than the others and made a good spot to turnabout...

...and drink in the view of Jacobs Hill to the east...

On the return trip pitcher plants were found in 2 locations.  While the flowers look shriveled...
...the plants themselves still retain their lush purple...

At the north end of Tully Lake a group of canoeists headed south...

The very small trash haul was hardly worth a snapshot...

I'm cool with fall, just not too crazy about what comes after. 
 

1 comment:

Erik Eckilson said...

"Beaver-Dam-Land"! The Tully River is a nice trip. A couple of years ago we ran int in the Fall after a heavy rain. The foliage was great, and there was a lot of water coming down Spirit Falls. very pretty.