Biology Reunion - Part One

Yes, you can see that this weekend we were back with our friends, the Schudas, staying at their palace on the Greenbrier River in Seebert! Dan drove this new 4-wheel drive that he and Pix rented so that we could climb Cranberry Mountain to attend a biology reunion honoring Bob and Ann Gordon. The Gordons were instrumental in our professional lives. Bob instructed the zoology and genetics courses at Glenville State during the mid 60's.

As we left the cabin on Saturday morning, I noticed that spring has come to the mountains - the blooms of the dogwoods and trillums were beautiful.




















We headed toward Cranberry Mountain in the rain. What a fantastic sight to see the valleys of the Lobelia area full of newly born lambs!

The Cranberry Mountain Lodge is located at 4,000 feet elevation on top of Cranberry Mountain. The lodge adjoins nearly one million acres of national forest. The views off the deck are spectacular, exceeding 40 miles. (That's what the folks say - but we were in the clouds this day!) The lodge is very isolated - the nearest neighbor being 4 miles away. As we traveled the primitive mountainous road, the spring flowers were amazing! Ramps were also abundant. Tomorrow we will continue our reunion adventure.