| A quick walk up Panther Mountain. Evening of June 25, 2002 |
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| My reason for this hike was to get some pictures of the pink ladyslippers, Cypripedium acaule, before it was too late. They are found only on the lower third of the mountain. The first ones I came to were already brown and dry. I climed another 100 feet up and started finding mostly fresh ones. |
| I figured I was part way up so I might as well go to the top. This is one of the old survey markers found there. |
| Some pictures from the top. The Adirondacks are known for their crisp clear days. This was not one of those days. At about 7:30 in the evening, it was still nearly 80 and the humidity caused the distant mountains to fade away. |
| I often find these little flowers on the top of mountains. I don't know what they are but they seem to be found only where there is an inch or two of soil over the rock. Nothing big grows in that thin soil so they get full sun. |
| Panther Pond as seen from the top. |
| Back down the mountain at the edge of Panther Pond. |
| Update: They are Pale Corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens). |