I saw Cedar Sink the first week of April.
Click here for info and a map.
I went back to Cedar Sink 10 days later
to see if the Bent Trilliums were blooming. This is what I saw!
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| The path to the Loop Trail that goes through the sinkhole. |
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| Foam Flower |
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| Close-up of Foam Flower |
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| Butterfly taking nectar from a Redbud flower. |
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| Greek Valerian (aka Jacob's Ladder) |
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| Goldenseal |
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| Close-up of Goldenseal flower. |
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| Tiger Swallowtail |
A tiger quietly
Sipping nectar this morning;
Hungry swallowtails!
Bellwort (photos above and below)
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| Wild Geranium |
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Wild Geraniums |
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| To the right of the stairs I saw this Fire Pink. |
Firepinks;
A red flame at the top
Of each flower.
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| Fire Pink |
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| Dwarf Larkspur |
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| Dwarf Larkspur |
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| A bicolored mutant Larkspur. |
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| Yellow Wood Poppy or Celandine Poppy |
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| Notice the tiny yellow grasshopper! |
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Larkspur and Ragwort.
I like the purple, yellow, and green combo. |
Ahh...this is what I came to see!!
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| Bent Trillium |
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| Bent Trillium! |
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Beautiful!!
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| Close-up of pistil and stamen. |
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The flower is usually bent under the leaves.
I like the backlighting.
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| Here is one with the flower above the leaves. |
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| Most of their flowers are white... |
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| ...here's one with maroon flowers instead of white. |
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| Maroon-colored Bent Trillium |
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| Beautiful! |
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Phlox in front of a bunch of Bent Trilliums.
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| Phlox |
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| Growing on the mossy rocks were plants called Stonecrop. |
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| Stonecrop (Sedum) is a succulent. |
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| An unusually shaped flower called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. |
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You can see the clublike spadix inside
the spathe, which has a hood. |
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| This butterfly is called a Comma. |
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| A very camouflaged frog. |
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| Devil's Urns (fungi) |
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| The South Side of the Sinkhole |
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| The South Staircase leading you out of the sinkhole. |
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| This Squirrel Corn grows next to the stairs. |
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| Squirrel Corn flowers |
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| Fleabane |
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Dutchman's Breeches
They look like pants hanging from a clothes line.
Squirrel Corn is more heart-shaped than this species. |
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| Dutchman's Breeches |
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| Yellow Violets |
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| Star Chickweed |
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| ...with pollinator. |
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This is the Overlook looking down into
the south side of the sinkhole. |
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We just had a couple of days of rain.
Contrast this photo with the one below when
it was alot drier. |
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On my way back to the parking lot I saw these
beautiful sky blue Bluets! |
If you ever visit Mammoth Cave Park you must
take the time to see Cedar Sink, which is in the
southern-most part of the park. It's worth it!
Get out and explore!!
