Adirondack Explorer

On the wild side

n life there are things that last and things that don’t. Among the don’ts are a group of spring wildflowers sometimes called “ephemerals.” They come, and if you don’t get out in the woods in a hurry, they go. Then, there’s nothing to be done but head higher in elevation or race up to Canada to catch them on different time schedules or wait another year. In the

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