Nature Red Trillium in nature

Red Trillium in nature · **2 Likes**

Hiking the Lower(rhymes with flower) Trail yesterday and saw tons of spring wild flowers. The Trilliums are an especial favorite of mine.

**PenPusher** · 04-12-2019, 12:23 AM

Really nice contrast between the dark red petals and the green foliage, where in the USA is the lower trail ?. Nice to see an early 8Mp camera still belting away.

**PJ1** · 04-12-2019, 05:24 AM

I like the shot. And I just had to check out what a Konica Minolta Dimage A2 was. 2/3 sensors can deliver if you don't print wall-sized.

**joelbolden** · 04-12-2019, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by PenPusher

Really nice contrast between the dark red petals and the green foliage, where in the USA is the lower trail ?. Nice to see an early 8Mp camera still belting away.

The Lower Trail is a 17mile trail in Central Pennsylvania that follows the banks of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River from Williamsburg, PA to Alexandria. It was once a canal for hauling iron ingots from the Mt. Etna Furnace, then it was filled in and became a railroad bed for doing the same. Now it's part of the rails-to-trails program. Great hiking/biking(totally flat) Trail.

**mroeder75** · 04-12-2019, 10:18 PM

Great photo. Someone posted a photo to an Iowa Flickr site, of a white trillium. I had never heard the name trillium, and my wife who is a bit of a flower aficionado said she had not heard of it either. We are on the western edge for trillium according to Wikipedia. I am spending much time in my garden this time of year, and not much time hiking.

By the way, it is a great photo. I also did not know there was a red trillium.

**goatsNdonkey** · 04-20-2019, 01:16 PM

A tidbit of pioneer history:

Because of their very deep color some pioneer children called red trilliums "Bloody Noses."

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04-12-2019, 12:23 AM	#2
PenPusher Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,048	Really nice contrast between the dark red petals and the green foliage, where in the USA is the lower trail ?. Nice to see an early 8Mp camera still belting away.

04-12-2019, 05:24 AM	#3
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	I like the shot. And I just had to check out what a Konica Minolta Dimage A2 was. 2/3 sensors can deliver if you don't print wall-sized.

04-12-2019, 06:04 AM	#4
joelbolden Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Stormstown, Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 605 Original Poster	Originally posted by PenPusher Really nice contrast between the dark red petals and the green foliage, where in the USA is the lower trail ?. Nice to see an early 8Mp camera still belting away. The Lower Trail is a 17mile trail in Central Pennsylvania that follows the banks of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River from Williamsburg, PA to Alexandria. It was once a canal for hauling iron ingots from the Mt. Etna Furnace, then it was filled in and became a railroad bed for doing the same. Now it's part of the rails-to-trails program. Great hiking/biking(totally flat) Trail.

04-12-2019, 10:18 PM	#5
mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,597	Great photo. Someone posted a photo to an Iowa Flickr site, of a white trillium. I had never heard the name trillium, and my wife who is a bit of a flower aficionado said she had not heard of it either. We are on the western edge for trillium according to Wikipedia. I am spending much time in my garden this time of year, and not much time hiking. By the way, it is a great photo. I also did not know there was a red trillium.

04-20-2019, 01:16 PM	#6
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,730	A tidbit of pioneer history: Because of their very deep color some pioneer children called red trilliums "Bloody Noses."