Yesterday, my son and I went back to the Keddie Cascades Trail to see if we could find the hellgrammite I had seen there on Saturday with my nature journaling class. We scored. It was under the same rock beneath a spout of water coming out of a rock wall at trailside. Not too surprising really as it was so cold it couldn't move very fast. Also, there was really no place to go. It had a suitable puddle in which to grow until metamorphosing into an adult Dobsonfly. The top photo is what it looked like in the water. Then I placed it on a rock for a better view and photo then replaced it. I'll check on it again when the snow melts, perhaps this weekend. The next two photos are of a Maidenhair Fern, a species we missed on the Saturday trip. And last, two photos of Rattlesnake Plantain. This is not a real plantain, such as you find in the Family Plantaginaceae. It's an orchid. I'll see what I can find out about this odd name. I assume the rattlesnake part refers to the pattern on each leaf.
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