Above us about 40 m is a trail to the East. To the south is the Meadow River. The area around the trail is fairly open. Below the trail is a thick cover of Rhododendron maximum and R. catawbiense on the gorge rim.;Dry, open Tsuga canadensis, mixed deciduous, over Rhodo. Patch. There are several Cypripedium acaule here. The herbaceous layer is very sparse. There are a few down Hemlocks in the plot.
Representativeness
Open somewhat shady area of hemlock with some Rhododendron. Placed to sample photo signature and ELU. Plot is similar to area sampled near Summersville Dam