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of the stilt stemmed gentian were seen along the trail up the moun- 

 tain. The AT to the southwest leaves Kaiser Road at the crest of 

 the ridge. The road then leads northward crossing the ridge in an 

 apparent quest of a suitable Hne of descent. When this point is 

 reached the AT proceeds northeast following the skyline. And a 

 veritable skyline it is : narrow, with occasional high outcroppings 

 that make delightful natural rock gardens. In these one finds Aqui- 

 legia, mountain phlox, marginal shield fern, polypody, and a variety 

 of mosses and lichens. The view from these points is excellent, par- 

 ticularly at this season of the year. 



At other points the trail follows the top of an escarpment drop- 

 ping from the narrow summit ridge to the valley below. One sees 

 Andropogon and other grasses in such places, with rock tripes on the 

 stone. Red cedar, sweet fern, and blueberries make up the major por- 

 tion of the woody flora. The general flora of the ridge is oak, of 

 w'hich eight species were recorded, among them Q. prinoides which 

 we note is not credited to Warren County in Britton's survey. 

 Hickories, beech, red maple, black birch, ash, and sour gum made up 

 the other common tree species. Flowering dogwood, azaleas, and 

 laurels indicated the beauty to be seen along this trail at the appro- 

 priate season. 



About three miles above Kaiser Road the trail descends abruptly 

 to a notch in the ridge where another road, now long abandoned, 

 formerly crossed to the Pahaquarry copper mines. This road is still 

 maintained eastward as an access road to the nearby boy scout camp 

 which owns most of the land over which we had travelled. This 

 makes a suitable point for approaching the trail by car. Several spe- 

 cies were added along the brook at the point where we crossed the 

 notch. We then climbed abruptly as the ridge regains its normally 

 rather level crest. Along the trail at this point, a wxll-fruited sprout 

 gro\\1;li of Castanea was found. Xone of the fruits examined ap- 

 peared viable however. 



The vegetation continued as on the south side of the notch. Even 

 more spectacular escarpments were encountered but with more 

 limited views. Time and daylight did not permit us to continue to 

 ]\Iillbrook road, so a side trail to the west was taken, bringing us 

 around to Catfish pond. From here we crossed the scout camp and 

 went out over their road. Attendance 11. Leaders, Mr. and IMrs. 

 Louis Anderson. Plant lists bv Louis Hand and W. L. Dix. These 



