All along the trails in Tryon Creek State park, Licorice Ferns grow happily on trees in areas with plenty of rainfall.

Woodpeckers have been busy here looking for bugs to eat in this rotten tree trunk near the parking lot. Look for other snags in the park that have been used by the woodpeckers.

Here are several native plants along the Trillium Trail. Yellow violets, Stinging Nettle and Coltsfoot mostly fill the picture.

A clump of Trillium blooms amidst a meadow of Coltsfoot along the Trillium Trail in Tryon Creek State Park.

A view of the forest from one of the overlooks on the Trillium Trail in Tryon Creek State Park.

Tryon Creek from as seen from the Red Fox Bridge. This bridge is in the southern part of the park. I think the water may be cloudy from recent rains.

This is the only wildlife I was able to take a picture of at the park.

Salmonberries bloom early spring and abound in Tryon Creek State Park.

Standing on Bunk Bridge provides a sweet view of Park Creek. The sounds here are a treat for your ears and the soft greens of the moss and plants a soothing palette for your eyes.

A nice pair of Trillium bloom along the Cedar Hiking Trail.

Tryon Creek flows through the park.

Tryon Creek flowing through the green forest and moss covered trees.

Trillium bloom in abundance in Tryon Creek State park in the early spring.

Trillium bloom in abundance in Tryon Creek State park in the early spring.

Moss covered sign for Cedar Hiking Trail. I wonder how often the moss has to be scraped off.