The day after the Roberson Wine & Food Fest, the SO and I went for a hike at Robert H Treman State Park in Ithaca, NY.
The Gorge Trail is currently closed, but we were there to see the trillium! More specifically the red trillium, as I hadn’t seen or gotten photos of them yet. (Thanks for the tip, you know who you are! 😉)
We stopped to see the Lower Falls first (swimming area closed, obviously), then wandered over to the cabin area to access the Rim Trail. (Stairs day!)
It was such a gorgeous day — clear skies — and the position of the sun made it feel extra magical, the way it backlit the trillium and made the colors pop. ✨️
It started with one here, one there.. then all of a sudden we started seeing them everywhere!
There were lots of white trillium too, but I already have plenty of photos of those, so I only took a few more.
And a couple other plant photos…
NOTE: Remember not to pick or move these delicate flowers, and take photos instead — they’re protected by law. 😉
I go deeper into how trillium grow (and why they’re so easy to damage) here:
Trillium Flowers – Don’t Pick Them!
(Updated with new trillium photos!)
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