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A little snack of Allegheny blackberries found along the trail - they were tasty, and I only got pricked twice!
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Gem-studded puffballs (our nature guidebook warned us that the folk remedy of inhaling these spores to control nosebleeds was dangerous. Yeah, not a problem.)
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This little guy hitched a ride on my finger for a good section of the hike until I nudged him to fly away. When he flew he was a beautiful orange color.
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One of the strangest rooms we've stayed in: it's actually 2 separate units, each with own entrance, connected by a weird hobbit hole in the bathroom. I'm just going with it.