It is early summer and nature is active in the marshes. Here is some of what I saw on a recent hike on the Great Marsh Trail in the IDNP. Most people think of flys as ugly. I thing this Golden-Backed Snipe Fly shows otherwise. There are over 150,000 species of flys, of which the…

Pinhook Bog in the Indiana Dunes National Park is home to several different orchids and carnivorous plants. The bog trail is only open in conjunction with park ranger led hikes that happen throughout the summer. Typically they start at 8am on Saturdays meaning I have to get up at 5:30am to make it in time,…

Some highlights of the late spring flora along the Cowles Bog trail at the IDNP.