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Aka Rapidan Camp near Big Meadows and Visitor Center 6-10-10

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Moss Breaks Down The Layers of Rock as It Grows - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10
Lichens and mosses grow on essentially bare rock surfaces and create a more humid chemical microenvironment. The attachment of these organisms to the rock surface enhances physical as well as chemical breakdown of the surface microlayer of the rock.

View From The Brown House Porch - Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

The Streams Were Near The House - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Mountain Laurel in Bloom Surrounding Porch - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Closeup of Mountain Laurel Flower - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Short Bridge Across The Stream - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Ranger Sharing Historical Info and Answering Questions - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

A Stonefly Hitchhiked a Ride on My Jeans - They "grow up" in a stream and aren't very good fliers so never wander far from it - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Donna at The Brown House - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10

Moss Breaks Down The Layers of Rock as It Grows - Rapidan Camp or Herbert Hoover's Camp - Shenandoah Nat'l Park 6-10-10
Lichens and mosses grow on essentially bare rock surfaces and create a more humid chemical microenvironment. The attachment of these organisms to the rock surface enhances physical as well as chemical breakdown of the surface microlayer of the rock.

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